Ask HN: Should Google remove medium.com from search results?

Re:Ask HN: Should Google remove medium.com from search results? by BlackiceNetwork on Sunday September 27, 2020 @07:30AM (#24605851)

Interesting - i’ve read a lot of medium articles over the years on a daily basis, and not once it ever gave me an “upgrade” button.

Maybe the writer can decide if it the article is free to use? I don’t know - but from my experience Medium is one of the more “open” platforms without any restrictions for the reader.

Strange our experiences are so different.

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Re:Ask HN: Should Google remove medium.com from search results? by ethanwillis on Sunday September 27, 2020 @08:41AM (#24606208)

This is the exact opposite of what I experience. Maybe we're in different countries(I'm in the U.S.) and they're targeting for upgrades based on location.

Medium used to be a great resource, but now I loathe seeing it and I won't even bother clicking a medium link.

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Re:Ask HN: Should Google remove medium.com from search results? by BlackiceNetwork on Sunday September 27, 2020 @11:16AM (#24607252)

Im in Europe. And I must add, after reading more comments, I always browse private mode, and open new tab for every link that I visit.

So could also be workflow related maybe. Or combi of both?

Maybe share a medium with “upgrade” link that I can visit and compare end-results?

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Re:Ask HN: Should Google remove medium.com from search results? by ethanwillis on Sunday September 27, 2020 @05:33PM (#24610296)

Could definitely be workflow related.

Here's one that shows the upgrade button/overlay for me. https://medium.com/better-programming/getting-started-with-c...

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