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 VITecNet   ( @VITecNet@programming.dev )  to Technology · 1 year ago

Annoyed Redditors tanking Google Search results illustrates perils of AI scrapers

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Annoyed Redditors tanking Google Search results illustrates perils of AI scrapers

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 VITecNet   ( @VITecNet@programming.dev )  to Technology · 1 year ago
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“Spreading misinformation suddenly becomes a noble goal,” Redditor says.
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    Occasionally when I’m searching for something, I’ll check out some Reddit links and honestly it’s a crapshoot as to whether half of the comments have been deleted or not. Useful search results are getting to be a pain to come by.

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      Maybe those comments are still up in Internet Archive.

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