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Google has fallen ill.
I am trying to order a phone accessory from Sweden, but when I search for this product, instead of normal search results, Google serves page after page of links to the same website, kamda.se.
I have a feeling Kamda must have A LOT of traffic this week.
Has anyone else seen this weird Google behaviour?
@randahl good old (don't be evil) Google would let you block servers from your results. I would recommend a search engine that still let's you do that ;)
@randahl I also moved to dd-Go a while back to avoid that Goofle behaviour. Side benefit is I am not presented with creepy ads based on what I looked up in the last two weeks.
@randahl Haven't used Google search in years. Still use Android but hope to get off it, maybe next year. (To Linux phone capable of running Android apps)
@randahl
I avoid big tech.
Use Brave Search or Ecosia.
@randahl What does it do without the 'site:se' constraint?
@ChuckMcManis that normally limits search result to Swedish sites.
@randahl I understand that, sorry I wasn't more clear. Back when I was at Google, search queries with "advanced constraints" of any type went through a different flow than general search. I was trying to differentially debug if the hack was on the adwords side (ulanzi, ma56) or on the advanced flow side. I think it was in 2021 or 2022 where Google had allowed adword spend to capture the entire page.
@randahl Moved to duck duck go long ago. You can have with an ai layer, if you want (washes your ip) or noai.duckduckgo.com, etc
@randahl I'm not sure why you're restricting your search to the .se domain, or how popular that domain is within Sweden; but isn't it possible that Kamda is the only retailer with a .se domain who carries the MA56?
@BiscuitTaylor actually, the .se domain is the most common for Swedish shops. While .us is not popular for American shops because you have a tradition for using .com, European shops most often use the country code domain.
@randahl I tried:
And got similar. No idea how many are supposed to be in SE.
Ulanzi.com might be HK (Hong Kong?)
@buckfiftyseven yes, I am avoiding the Ulanzi sites because they are not EU based, so tariffs will apply.
I don't use Google, but in DuckDuck you can click the 3-dots and block up to 5 sites from results.
@randahl I read that Google now only provides AI generated content instead of real search results and links...
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