Google is getting a lot worse because of the Reddit blackouts : reddit

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Google is getting a lot worse because of the Reddit blackouts (www.theverge.com)

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[–] ShakeThatYam@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I had a friend suggest that Google just buy Reddit. With their deep pockets they could just run it at a loss. And it can help the search and AI development. Not the worst idea. Can't see them running it any worse than the current administration.

[–] lady_mongrel@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Haha, just imagine the reactions of r/degoogle if that would happen.

[–] StarkillerX42@lemmy.ml -3 points 1 year ago

Most of that sub is probably already in the processs of deredditing anyways.

[–] impulse@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Why would you buy a company to run it at a loss plus however many millions you paid for it?

Google has mastered aggregating data over decades, they don't need to own a website to get the data they want, Reddit much like any other website uses Google Analytics anyway.