By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 29/06/2026Most commonly, you generate an "ad impression," but you might also buy a subscription, or generate an "affiliate fee" by purchasing a recommended product. 6/ 1751
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 29/06/2026When Google strips all this away by harvesting an "answer" and displaying it at the top of the page, the bargain between Google and the open web breaks down. Google is extracting 100% of the value from the websites it summarizes, and giving nothing back in return. 7/ 333386
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 29/06/2026This is a marked reversal from Google's founding ethos. In the old days, Google measured its success by how *little* time you spent on its site. 8/ 116614
Analytical Left @leaddreamer.bsky.social · 29/06/2026With a Congress that works for the people (not the money), the standard should be: IF Google/Search gives the link (i.e. actual credit) THEN Google/Search can forego a licensing fee. IF Google/Search ONLY published without link, THEN Google/Search should be obligated to pay whatever fee charged. 030
Phillip Carter @phillipcarter.dev · 29/06/2026I'm curious how this meshes with their own (generic) words, where they claim they're sending clicks to ostensibly better content than before. I don't know if I quite buy it, but there's also so many unreliable narrators around that it's hard to know for sure blog.google/products-and...blog.googleAI in Search is driving more queries and higher quality clicksWe continue to send billions of clicks to the web every day and are committed to prioritizing the web in our AI experiences in Search. 340
