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Google is killing infinite scroll on search results(www.theverge.com)

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ElTacoEsMiPastor@lemmy.ml
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isn’t this a good change though?

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remotelove@lemmy.ca
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It’s actually a good change, IMHO. You can just click directly on page 10 for anything that might be related to your original search.

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BlueÆther@no.lastname.nz
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I suspect it is so that they can place ads / AI at the top of every page

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remotelove@lemmy.ca
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If I remember correctly from the good ol’ days, promoted sites/ads kinda stopped after the first few pages and it skipped past most of the SEO crap.

But yeah, I forgot how aggressive Google is with ads and AI now, those bastards.

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thejml@lemm.ee
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10yrs ago if have said yes… however, I feel like page 1 is only ads and images to ads and sponsored content so I end up on page 2 anyway, so now I have to click a button.

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Midnight1938@reddthat.com
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I remember the time page 2 of google was equivalent to an underground crypt.

How the times deteriorate

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kippinitreal@lemmy.world
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Absolutely, this change makes it harder for people to quickly scroll away ads at the top & for ad blockers to seamlessly hide ads. With ad blockers your first page will be mostly empty & make google more annoying to use.

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lemmyvore@feddit.nl
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That was the whole point. They’re making sure you don’t scroll past that first page.

At some point they’ll probably just show a full page unskippable ad after you press search. 😄

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