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I'm not using an ad blocker; when I search for Midjourney on Google the real thing is my first result; I don't even see any sponsored content. Not sure what's h

by wk_end 1y ago

I'm not using an ad blocker; when I search for Midjourney on Google the real thing is my first result; I don't even see any sponsored content. Not sure what's happening for OP. (Please don't read this as a defense of Google on the whole.)

drusepth 1y ago
Piggybacking on to provide a screenshot since I also see no sponsored content and Midjourney is my #1 result, well above the fold. [1] https://i.imgur.com/Oxo4FJl.png https://i.imgur.com/Oxo4FJl.png
- A_D_E_P_T 1y ago
  Same here, though for me the second result is the Midjourney Discord rather than Reddit. But I'm in Europe. Perhaps that affects results? I wouldn't be surprised if the Google experience were more ad-heavy in low-consumer-protection nations.
- barbazoo 1y ago
  This is exactly what I see with adblock turned on. When turned off, the first two results are ads.
  - drusepth 1y ago
    I don't use any adblockers. The results are also the same for me whether I'm logged in or not.
- deleted 1y ago
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codazoda 1y ago
I get the same results as Op, but on mobile, where there are 4 sponsors above the link. It’s about two screen scrolls to the real result.
miltonlost 1y ago
odd, I also don't see any sponsored content any longer for any search whereas I definitely remember seeing what OP has for other searches. But I also now see a tab for AI mode next to ALL which is new... but I also switched to DDG a while ago
SchemaLoad 1y ago
Mine has one sponsored link which is just a course for midjourney. But I don't doubt at all that the OP post is real. This stuff is all dynamically generated. There is probably even some AI deciding how many ads you'll put up with. Ideally Google would offer some kind of ad free option, perhaps on a higher tier of the Google One plans.
stordoff 1y ago
With uBlock off, I get two sponsored ads, and the real site is nearly pushed below the fold: https://i.imgur.com/AkVbvSI.png https://i.imgur.com/AkVbvSI.png
perks_12 1y ago
Geo targeting or other targeting signals play a role in this
driverdan 1y ago
> I'm not using an ad blocker How do you tolerate the web without an ad blocker?
- luqtas 1y ago
  by buying everything that appears?
- wk_end 1y ago
  I use an ad blocker on my personal machine, but corporate doesn't let me install random software and is mostly used for HN, so it's fine ;)
chaseadam17 1y ago
When I search it I see the same thing as OP. Screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/hlF6OoU https://imgur.com/a/hlF6OoU

by wk_end 1y ago

drusepth 1y ago

Piggybacking on to provide a screenshot since I also see no sponsored content and Midjourney is my #1 result, well above the fold. [1] https://i.imgur.com/Oxo4FJl.png https://i.imgur.com/Oxo4FJl.png

A_D_E_P_T 1y ago
Same here, though for me the second result is the Midjourney Discord rather than Reddit. But I'm in Europe. Perhaps that affects results? I wouldn't be surprised if the Google experience were more ad-heavy in low-consumer-protection nations.
barbazoo 1y ago
This is exactly what I see with adblock turned on. When turned off, the first two results are ads.
- drusepth 1y ago
  I don't use any adblockers. The results are also the same for me whether I'm logged in or not.
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codazoda 1y ago

I get the same results as Op, but on mobile, where there are 4 sponsors above the link. It’s about two screen scrolls to the real result.

miltonlost 1y ago

odd, I also don't see any sponsored content any longer for any search whereas I definitely remember seeing what OP has for other searches. But I also now see a tab for AI mode next to ALL which is new... but I also switched to DDG a while ago

SchemaLoad 1y ago

Mine has one sponsored link which is just a course for midjourney. But I don't doubt at all that the OP post is real. This stuff is all dynamically generated. There is probably even some AI deciding how many ads you'll put up with. Ideally Google would offer some kind of ad free option, perhaps on a higher tier of the Google One plans.

stordoff 1y ago

With uBlock off, I get two sponsored ads, and the real site is nearly pushed below the fold: https://i.imgur.com/AkVbvSI.png https://i.imgur.com/AkVbvSI.png

perks_12 1y ago

Geo targeting or other targeting signals play a role in this

driverdan 1y ago

> I'm not using an ad blocker How do you tolerate the web without an ad blocker?

luqtas 1y ago
by buying everything that appears?
wk_end 1y ago
I use an ad blocker on my personal machine, but corporate doesn't let me install random software and is mostly used for HN, so it's fine ;)

chaseadam17 1y ago

When I search it I see the same thing as OP. Screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/hlF6OoU https://imgur.com/a/hlF6OoU