It's not a secret that Google isn't the apple of our eye (there's a reason why we don't make any money from search deals with them) but yesterday's announcement about the changes coming to Google Search are plain depressing for the web as we know it. What started as a joke (the famous "It's not AI" video with @jon), is starting to feel dystopian at this point.

Anyway. Swimming against the current is exhausting, but the fight for a better web is more important than ever. And as long as there’s people willing to take the fight, there’s hope. 🔥 So we'll keep resisting: no opt-in, no opt-out, no nonsense. ✊

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@Vivaldi @jon what was "yesterday's announcement"?
Google Search as you know it is over | TechCrunch

Google is transforming Search from a list of links into an AI-powered experience filled with conversational answers, autonomous agents, and interactive interfaces — a shift that could further reduce traffic to publishers across the web.

TechCrunch

@sorenladegaard @Vivaldi @jon

That essentially search results from Google search will be replaced by an AI "conversation".

It's as dumb as it sounds.

@sar

@sorenladegaard @Vivaldi @jon

Ok I wasn't expecting it to be this eggregious, thankfully ive moved on from google search but I still used as a last resort when kagi wouldnt return what I was looking for

@elkaki @sorenladegaard @Vivaldi @jon

Thankfully Kagi has had a 100% hit rate for me since I subbed last year, and I've not had to resort to other options. The No AI DDG is decent though.