The feds are also weighing “less severe” options, such as requiring Google to share data with rival search engines such as DuckDuckGo and Microsoft’s Bing.
  • rekabis@lemmy.caEnglish
    39·
    4 months ago

    Separate the search engine from anything that stinks of advertising so it can return to what it’s supposed to do: return the most relevant results.

    Because even appending udm=14 only gets rid of promoted links and in-page advertising, it does f**k-all to correct manipulated search results.

    • SSTF@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      4 months ago

      Can you elaborate on the business model of a search engine that has no ads?

      • alphabethunter@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        4 months ago

        Let’s not make them a business. Search Engines are fundamental core services for the modern globalized and connected world. It’s just like your post-office service. Make it an internationally owned and funded non-profit organization with open-source and the goal of enabling the unrestricted sharing of knowledge over the internet.

        • SSTF@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          4 months ago

          What does the creation of a multi-national state owned search engine have to do with Google? I presume nations have the resources to do that all on their own.

          What would you suggest the Google search engine be allowed to do to profit as a business?

          • alphabethunter@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            4 months ago

            There’s no suggestion. There is currently no way a search engine can be a viable modern business model and a good tool at the same time. It could potentially be a good business model and a decent tool even with ads, but only in a world where we accept that things can’t grow forever.