Google Will Pause Ads Related To Elections After Polls Close On November 5th. (www.seroundtable.com)
from Dot@feddit.org to technology@lemmy.world on 21 Oct 2024 12:25
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moseschrute@lemmy.world on 21 Oct 2024 13:10 next collapse

…after which, they will remove all search results once and for all in favor of other low quality ads. ln the process, they are redefining “search engine” as search box that spews only AI generated garbage disguised as search results. And they can get away with this since everyone googles word definitions instead of picking up a dictionary, so technically they are still a “search engine” by their own definition.

merde@sh.itjust.works on 21 Oct 2024 15:58 collapse

“picking up a dictionary” :)

i probably have a dozen kilograms of dictionaries. i don’t remember the last time i picked one up.

i have 3 of these installed in addition to a Wiktionary interface.

Gingerlegs@lemmy.world on 21 Oct 2024 13:30 next collapse

Then post strictly hate speech

Squizzy@lemmy.world on 21 Oct 2024 14:38 next collapse

Why would anyone be paying for campaign ads after the election?

Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg on 21 Oct 2024 17:05 collapse

To tell people it was rigged

sbv@sh.itjust.works on 21 Oct 2024 15:18 next collapse

This will include … ads that refer to US elections, their processes or outcomes.

Google is expecting Trump and co to publicly contest the election. They’re trying to stop the ad platform from being used to spread election misinformation.

Props.

The headline does not make this clear at all.

LedgeDrop@lemm.ee on 21 Oct 2024 15:57 next collapse

Facebook, now it’s your turn…

LovableSidekick@lemmy.world on 21 Oct 2024 20:20 collapse

So they’re more worried about misinformation about the results than misinformation that influences the actual voting. Well alrighty.

Boiglenoight@lemmy.world on 22 Oct 2024 00:00 collapse

Thanks. I was wondering—isn’t this backwards. It is! It’s backwards as all get out.