Ars TechnicaJun 27, 2023

Google admits Reddit protests make it harder to find helpful search results

Search term + Reddit = John Oliver?

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/google-admits-reddit-protests-make-it-harder-to-find-helpful-search-results/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Protests broke Reddit hack for useful Google search results—and Google knows it

Search term + Reddit = John Oliver?

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Show threadTony Diep (He/Him)

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Add "-reddit" (minus reddit) to your #Google search to remove #Reddit from results.

Jun 27, 2023 at 10:26pmMastodon for Android
Show threadMike BuckleyJun 27, 2023
@tonydiep @arstechnica I was actually just wondering if there was an iOS extension I could install that just automatically did this every time. The amount of times I forget and tap a Reddit link just to hit a wall 😅
Show threadTony Diep (He/Him)Jun 28, 2023

@hello_buckers @arstechnica

Not iOS exactly, but I used to use a Chrome extension to filter out results from stackxchange redhat.com and other sites where I knew that I would hit a paywall.

Here's one from a quick Google search
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublacklist/pncfbmialoiaghdehhbnbhkkgmjanfhe

uBlacklist

Blockiert Seiten damit diese nicht in den Suchergebnissen von Google auftauchen