Google has reported the results of an experiment it ran which removed news from search results for 1% of users

[Kaz]

Google has reported the results of an experiment it ran which removed news from search results for 1% of users for 2.5 months in eight* markets in Europe — claiming the results show that news is essentially worthless to Google’s ad business.

The search giant conducted the test because European copyright law requires it to pay news publishers for reusing snippets of their content. But how much is displaying news worth? Google argues that publishers “vastly overestimate” the value of their journalism to its business; per its report of the tests, the actual value “could not be statistically‬‭ distinguished from zero, either overall or by country.”

 

Google claims news is worthless to its ad business after test involving 1% of search results in eight EU markets | TechCrunch

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Google has reported the results of an experiment it ran which removed news from search results for 1% of users for 2.5 months in eight*...

Google is flexing on news publishers.

This also makes me wonder if my news snippets would require payment if it's sourced from a European source.  Guess I won't have to worry about it if I use google news!

[bonami2]

In Canada they tried to charge Facebook and Facebook just banned all media post! 

[schuck6566]

On 22/03/2025 at 19:42, Kaz said:

Google has reported the results of an experiment it ran which removed news from search results for 1% of users for 2.5 months in eight* markets in Europe — claiming the results show that news is essentially worthless to Google’s ad business.

The search giant conducted the test because European copyright law requires it to pay news publishers for reusing snippets of their content. But how much is displaying news worth? Google argues that publishers “vastly overestimate” the value of their journalism to its business; per its report of the tests, the actual value “could not be statistically‬‭ distinguished from zero, either overall or by country.”

 

Google claims news is worthless to its ad business after test involving 1% of search results in eight EU markets | TechCrunch

TECHCRUNCH.COM

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Google has reported the results of an experiment it ran which removed news from search results for 1% of users for 2.5 months in eight*...

Google is flexing on news publishers.

This also makes me wonder if my news snippets would require payment if it's sourced from a European source.  Guess I won't have to worry about it if I use google news!

So Google was pretty much censoring what their users saw. Guess that was the trial run for The Ministry Of Truth....

[Kaz]

1 hour ago, schuck6566 said:

So Google was pretty much censoring what their users saw. Guess that was the trial run for The Ministry Of Truth....

1984 was a playbook.  It showed the different moves in the games to come.  Orwell actually said he was really sick and possessed by demons when he wrote it.