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    2 months ago

    AI is hype.
    They’ve recently signed a deal with Reddit for AI parsable data. Reddit reciprocated by allowing Google to be the only indexable search engine.
    Google now thinks it can do the same to literally everyone else.
    Googling is pretty damn mainstream.
    Don’t give Google your data, then don’t be included in googles search results. It’s like a flip of their previous trade with reddit, except it’s not a trade. It’s extortion.

    Reddit never gave Google traffic. They gave them content and data.
    And Google thinks it can withdraw traffic from other sites unless they get data in return.
    Google is a monopoly.
    Literally extortion