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Google admits “open web is already in rapid decline” as ad-revenue plummets and search results deteriorate

The much-lauded AI revolution is already disrupting another aspect of life, Google search queries. And it could upend online ...

Google admits the open web is ‘in rapid decline’ — reversing earlier claim that traffic is ‘thriving’

Google privately told a federal court that “the open web is already in rapid decline,” a sharp reversal from its public ...

Google got caught saying the open web is in ‘rapid decline,’ and publishers are up in arms about its AI ‘content theft’

Google says the web is thriving and it’s in “rapid decline,” as publishers accuse it of “theft” and being a “bad actor.” So ...
Tech Times

Google Admits Open Web is Declining Despite Claims of a Thriving Search Ecosystem

Google's court filing reveals the open web is in decline, contradicting its previous claims, while new ad formats and AI ...

Google really doesn't want you to think the open web is in decline

Google said that the open web is "in rapid decline" as it tries to defend a breakup of its ads business, but later clarified ...
PC Magazine

Google's Monopoly Harms the Open Web, Worsens Inflation, Experts Argue

As the DOJ trial against Google's ad-tech business continues, policy experts accuse Google of 'warping the digital economy.' But would a DOJ win bring online shopping prices down? The US Department of ...

Google: Open Web is in “Rapid Decline”

In a legal filing tied to U.S. v. Google (advertising), Google admitted something it had publicly denied: The web is in ...