Re:AMP pages no longer get preferential treatment in Google ...
by mthoms on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @09:26AM
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I don't think that users complaints actually had any impact. It seems more likely that avoiding regulatory scrutiny was G's motivation in scrapping AMP.
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Re:AMP pages no longer get preferential treatment in Google ...
by pydry on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @10:42AM
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User complaints do drive regulatory scrutiny, and Google will point to a lack of user complaints to try to justify its behavior.
Re:AMP pages no longer get preferential treatment in Google ...
by pwinnski on Tuesday May 18, 2021 @09:50AM
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Why not both?
There are companies pushing the boundaries every day, with governments generally failing to even investigate unless there are enough complaints to raise attention.
Complaints by themselves depend only on shame, which most companies seem to avoid easily. Complaints that catch the attention of governments, on the other hand...