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Re:Judge Rules US v. Google Trial Documents Can Be Posted On... by OneLeggedCat on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @12:02PM (#37676704)
> Jerry here is asking Anil to make search results shittier on purpose so users will have to make more queries so ads get more impressions?

As we've all noticed from the shittier Google results the last several years, this has been known. The surprising part is that this communication was not done over the phone or some other secretive non-transcripted way. At least this time. Amateur-hour on Jerry's part.

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Re:Judge Rules US v. Google Trial Documents Can Be Posted On... by defen on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @01:58PM (#37678532)
> The surprising part is that this communication was not done over the phone or some other secretive non-transcripted way.

That only works if the other party is already willing to do what you want. "I'll need that in writing" is the root password for avoiding these kinds of requests.

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Re:Judge Rules US v. Google Trial Documents Can Be Posted On... by DelightOne on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @04:47PM (#37681092)
You mean users click more Ads when they are the only sane option besides the worse "normal search results"?
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