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Re:AI overviews cause massive drop in search clicks by Propelloni on Thursday July 24, 2025 @03:48AM (#44668103)
I use Firefox with standard security options and the uBlock Origin Add-On on my Android phone and I virtually never see what you describe, bar the tracking consent nag screen ofc. Maybe we visit vastly different web content?

I guess if my experience was as much degraded as yours I wouldn't bother with the web anymore, so yay for AI summarizers, at least for the time being. And don't get me wrong, a summarizer is a workaround, not a solution.

Re:AI overviews cause massive drop in search clicks by cudder on Thursday July 24, 2025 @04:59AM (#44668571)
There is an extension called "I still don't care about cookies" that mostly solves the nag screens (There's also a similar one that doesn't have the "still" in its name but that one was bought by an ad company and enshittified.) AFAIU it usually accepts the cookies though, so you should combine it with something that clears your cookies periodically.

Sometimes it breaks the site so that you can't scroll or something, but that's quite rare. And most of the time it's solved by a refresh. Very infrequently you need to whitelist the site and then deal with the nag screen manually. A bit annoying, but way better than rawdogging it.

Works on desktop & mobile.

Re:AI overviews cause massive drop in search clicks by reddalo on Thursday July 24, 2025 @05:01AM (#44668585)
No need to use a specific extension, uBlock Origin is all you need. Just enable the "Easy List/uBO - Cookie Notices" filter from the filters list (the default is off).
Re:AI overviews cause massive drop in search clicks by aembleton on Thursday July 24, 2025 @05:53AM (#44668879)
You can also add this filter to uBO: https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/abp/
Re:AI overviews cause massive drop in search clicks by cudder on Thursday July 24, 2025 @06:41AM (#44669141)
Sweet, didn't know that. I'm gonna try if it works with less breakage. Thanks!
Re:AI overviews cause massive drop in search clicks by Propelloni on Thursday July 24, 2025 @09:49AM (#44670658)
I'm going to try that, thank you!