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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 29/06/2026

Part of Google's argument for killing ad-blocking for the web is that this puts the web on an even footing with apps - which is a very weird way to describe a race to the absolute *bottom*: pluralistic.net/2026/06/12/c... 30/

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Pluralistic: Google’s new remote attestation scheme is every bit as terrible as its old remote attestation scheme (12 Jun 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 29/06/2026

To top it all off, this decade has seen Google make a series of changes to its search prioritization that favored low-value shovelware sites over carefully researched, reliable alternatives. 31/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 29/06/2026

Search for product reviews and you're apt to get a "site reputation abuse" result from a once-reliable outlet like *Forbes* filled with useless and even dangerous reviews, which are ranked far above independently maintained, rigorous competitors: pluralistic.net/2024/05/03/k... 32/

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Pluralistic: Google is (still) losing the spam wars to zombie news-brands (03 May 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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