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. ✊

#AI #Google

@Vivaldi @jon What can we do when even supposed alternatives like Duck Duck Go and Ecosia are ramming this crap down our throats regardless of what their users are telling them?
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@benroyce

Unless you are on McDonald's WiFi. I've found they block the no AI version 🤬

@frobisher @Vivaldi @jon

@monkeyben @frobisher @Vivaldi @jon

Da fuq

That's absurd

I believe you. I'm just amazed at the abusiveness

@benroyce @monkeyben @frobisher @Vivaldi @jon
So that's why I had to switch my mobile data on the other morning!

No matter - Maccas is enemy territory to me anyway

@benroyce

Well unfortunately they are the favourite of the Trump 🫤 and he loves evil AI.

@frobisher @Vivaldi @jon

@monkeyben @benroyce @frobisher @Vivaldi @jon You can fully disable the AI features in the settings of the regular version of DuckDuckGo as well.
@monkeyben @benroyce @frobisher @Vivaldi @jon So McDonald's search comes with their "Special Slop"?
@monkeyben @benroyce @frobisher @Vivaldi @jon
Despite this special URL DuckDuckGo has easy options to completely turn off all AI features.