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Google admits the open web is in ‘rapid decline’ (www.theverge.com)
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For months, Google has maintained that the web is “thriving,” AI isn’t tanking traffic, and its search engine is sending people to a wider variety of websites than ever. But in a court filing from last week, Google admitted that “the open web is already in rapid decline” (with regard to advertising, kinda-sorta)

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[-] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not to mention a lot of site traffic is now getting tanked by the UK blocking everything because of the "online safety act" that's actually anything but (source)

Most recently my friend couldn't access a Reddit post about a dental issue of all things because it got marked as NSFW and it asked for her face or ID (can't remember) so she could see it (I ended up making her download TOR)

[-] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 month ago

And Reddit completely.blocks you from reading when coming from a VPN exit, unless you are logged in (at least with. MullvadVPN).
Brave new world... :-(

[-] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Not if you put "old." before the "Reddit" into the address bar, the old UI doesn't force you to login

At least on TOR

[-] MrPoopbutt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

It is a 50/50 shot for me if it makes you login with old or not

[-] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks, will try that!

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