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The real problem is the "why" which, whether people admit it or not, is because Google is blackmailing publishers to follow their rules else be punished in sear
by WillPostForFood 9y ago
The real problem is the "why" which, whether people admit it or not, is because Google is blackmailing publishers to follow their rules else be punished in search results. The whole modern web is basically defined by trying to conform to what Google wants.
- eighthnate 9y agoGoogle worked with some of the major publishers to create AMP just like facebook did with their instant article. So I wouldn't call it blackmail, more like a collaboration. It's a way for major publishers to get a dominant/favored position and crowd out "fake news" and it's a way for google to get a monopolistic publishing platform. So it is a "win-win" for google and some of the major publishing industry. It is a lose-lose for everyone else. Publishing/media has been waging a war against social media and decentralized internet. They have to losing audience due to the fractured nature of the internet. And they are trying to get back their "captive audience". Whether it works or not, we'll see.
- WillPostForFood 9y agoI guess since I am in the everyone else category, I was focusing more on the lose-lose than the collaboration with big publishers.