Almost all searches on my independent search engine are now from SEO spam bots

Re:Almost all searches on my independent search engine are n... by hammock on Monday May 16, 2022 @09:39AM (#31397006)

Makes me wonder whether Google tolerates bots on its search engine, to boost its ads revenue.

See also Twitter's extraordinary claim that 5% or less of its users are bots (or a claim from Twitter's detractors that up to 90% of its DAU are bots)

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Re:Almost all searches on my independent search engine are n... by exyi on Monday May 16, 2022 @09:48AM (#31397113)

I don't think it does, I get a ~~middle finger~~ recaptcha every time I try google something

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