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New dark pattern: Google spam links with [SOLVED] at the start of the title
I just googled an error I'm having with an ESP32 and the top link had [SOLVED] at the start so I clicked it, brainlessly assuming a forum would be at the other end.
It wasn't until I read all the way through a useless tutorial that didn't offer anything useful and hit back that I made the connection of why I had chosen the link.
Basically Google is actively hostile to showing you what you're looking for, now.
- breckenedge 4y agoYep. Google needs moderation. Every time I have the same experience with Google is another reminder that SEO sucks and I cannot wait for something better than search to come along.
- Baljhin 4y agoShare the link - and the search query - so we can see as well. (Such sites might be fodder for a new blocklist or hosts file)