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I noticed google's cache vanished and I feared IA would just feel even more pressure from the change, this spikes that into a near terror. When there was a goog
by kelsey98765431 2y ago
I noticed google's cache vanished and I feared IA would just feel even more pressure from the change, this spikes that into a near terror. When there was a google cache of everything available online it was harder to point at IA because you would need to face the juggernaut if you wanted to challenge caches in court. It feels like google is basically saying "good luck" with this change now, I foresee NYT and their scummy ilk getting aggressive about their precious content farms being jeopardized. Not a good omen from my view.
- namrog84 2y agoThe Google cache was so useful when it was an easy click alternative to the main link. Especially with all the dynamic changes or dead links that happened. The loss of useful features imo helped reduce my reliance on Google search.
- Arnavion 2y agoIt was also useful for getting the plaintext version of the page that Google's indexer saw and actually contained the search term, vs the real page that has it hidden in some collapsed section that isn't visible to Ctrl-F until you find it and click it.
- hiddencost 2y agoUgh, yeah. On the one hand, hopefully this deal includes funding. OTOH, I suspect that a lot of sites weren't aware of this work around and will now block it.