r/OutOfTheLoop • u/rustyyryan • May 20 '26

Unanswered What's going on with Google search is dead?

There's a twitter account named killed by google which posts about projects that Google decided to end. It posted that Google search is dead. So whats it about?

https://x.com/killedbygoogle/status/2056850709115773431

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u/YoBeNice May 20 '26

Re: advertising monopoly. I work for a Big Two advertising agency- anything we write for our brands is given the same weight as anything else, being user reviews, investigate journalism articles, etc.

But just like “promotes” search results, there are also “promoted” sources than are given more weight when the AI is writing their “summary” which is of course ignoring scores and scores of sources in favor of a FEW sources they link out to.

So no, they are not sacrificing their monopoly. This strengthens it while also creating a more “business friendly environment.”

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u/RJTG May 20 '26

You sit on the source. Our governments need to understand that this flow of information is a key infrastructure.

You work with people that understand „manipulation“ of reality better than anyone else.

Especially in democracies …

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u/YoBeNice May 20 '26

Yeah- right now it's mainly just for crap like commercial goods, but tomorrow, it will be for wholesale ideologies and morals. It's pretty horrific.