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Re:Everything that's wrong with Google Search in one image by kace91 on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @08:00PM (#45367495)
I don’t have an image to prove it, but I remember google making it a point and bragging of having clearly differentiated ads (in pale yellow I think?).

It was a big contrast and a signal of classy goodwill, back in the age of replicating popups and garish blinking text.

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Re:Everything that's wrong with Google Search in one image by xormapmap on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @08:24PM (#45367700)
Exactly this. I remember when it was just a couple small links in a yellow banner you could scroll past. Same with YouTube, the ads used to just be a banner under or beside the video but didn't interfere with the main content. Once the ads got invasive, I installed ublock and haven't looked back. I don't feel the slightest bit guilty about that.
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Re:Everything that's wrong with Google Search in one image by zeven7 on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @08:39PM (#45367827)
For Google, the ads used to be on the right side. It was a big deal when they made you start scrolling past them.
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