Is Google’s 20-year search dominance about to end?

Re:Is Google’s 20-year search dominance about to end? by adamrezich on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @04:59PM (#34715957)

the tinfoil take is that everyone in charge is fully aware of this eventual problem such that when it occurs, a solution will be presented: ubiquitous verifiable digital ID technology that's required to use popular social media services, such that everything that a Real Person posts will be signed with said digital ID, thus bringing about the end of online anonymity, and the death of the Internet as we presently know it.

idk, sounds plausible to me, the way things've been going.

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Re:Is Google’s 20-year search dominance about to end? by pixl97 on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @05:18PM (#34716272)

Also think of how many people will sell their digital persona to sell AI generated spam for a little cash in return. Ain't nuthin safe from spam.

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Re:Is Google’s 20-year search dominance about to end? by beamgirl on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @05:15PM (#34716220)

Entirely possible, but the amount of people who moved to Mastodon after Twitter got lit on fire gives me hope that people might explore options if things go a step too far

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Re:Is Google’s 20-year search dominance about to end? by Hamuko on Thursday February 09, 2023 @12:18AM (#34720064)

My Mastodon is a ghost town while my Twitter feed keeps having hundreds upon hundreds of posts per day.

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Re:Is Google’s 20-year search dominance about to end? by beamgirl on Thursday February 09, 2023 @10:05AM (#34725005)

Ah, I mostly go based on what I hear from friends. This, Reddit, and a regional moped Discord are the closest I get to social media

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