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Re:Google search crashes when searching “how many emojis on ... by Manu40 on Sunday October 16, 2022 @03:46AM (#33221911)
I'm curious if we can weaponize this to take down google. lol.

Not that we should... but curiosity does lead to some interesting finds sometimes.

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Re:Google search crashes when searching “how many emojis on ... by BiteCode_dev on Sunday October 16, 2022 @04:09AM (#33221990)
It's the opposite. You can weaponize it to kill other sites SEO by spamming the offending emoji in them.
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Re:Google search crashes when searching “how many emojis on ... by tchaffee on Sunday October 16, 2022 @04:16AM (#33222021)
It's both. A broken Google result page is a lost opportunity for ad revenue for Google.
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Re:Google search crashes when searching “how many emojis on ... by noduerme on Sunday October 16, 2022 @05:26AM (#33222343)
> Not that we should

relax with the disclaimers, I think we're all on the same side.

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Re:Google search crashes when searching “how many emojis on ... by amelius on Sunday October 16, 2022 @06:58AM (#33222690)
> curious if we can weaponize this to take down google. lol.

I was thinking more of accessing the Google search binary or source code.

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