Comment on Microsoft Tests 9 Ads & Only One Free Search Results On Same Page.

singletona@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Tea@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Next up they might test making the whole first page for ads, and the pages after that for search results.

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  • wwb4itcgas@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Hell, why even have organic search results at all? Just rank results by how much each site owner is willing to bribe pay. A protection racket for the 21st century.

    “That’s a nice website you’ve got there. It’d be a shame if it got no visitors.”

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    • InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Good idea, you now quality to mod r/anarchocapitapism

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      • wwb4itcgas@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        While I don’t mind laissez-faire in principle, that not my favorite anarcho-flavor and I don’t wanna :)

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    • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      This is Bing we’re talking about, the website owner may not even notice.

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    • acosmichippo@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      well you’d think at some point people would stop using their bullshit search engine.

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      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        DDG works pretty well and is based on Bing.

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