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Re:Wired has removed "How Google Alters Search Queries" story by hn_throwaway_99 on Saturday October 07, 2023 @12:40PM (#37803204)
That's a very fair point, and I've complained about that degradation on Google many, many times over the years on HN, but I also don't think that's what Google was responding to. The Wired article has been taken down, but I'm assuming it was arguing that Google would change organic results to get more ad clicks. Google is saying here that ad results and organic results are 2 independent, orthogonal systems.

Again, your point is one I strongly agree with, but it's also taken out-of-context with respect to the article Google was responding to.

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Re:Wired has removed "How Google Alters Search Queries" story by tyingq on Saturday October 07, 2023 @01:36PM (#37803725)
I think there's also a case for neglecting the quality of organics, while investing highly in the quality of ad targeting. So it's not quite as twirling-mustachio villain feeling, it has roughly the same effect.
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