Re:Google pays ‘enormous’ sums to maintain search-engine dom...
by userbinator on Friday September 09, 2022 @08:36PM
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I still remember, around a decade or two ago, going through page after page of results to look for the exact page I wanted, and somewhat often getting that result. Now, if I'm very lucky, I'll find that result; otherwise, I'll probably get a CAPTCHA-hellban instead.
It's very ironic that a search engine, which is supposed to be helpful precisely for the things that are hard to find, seems to actively sabotage your efforts at such deep searching.
It's very ironic that a search engine, which is supposed to be helpful precisely for the things that are hard to find, seems to actively sabotage your efforts at such deep searching.