Google's Exclusive Reddit Access
Google's Exclusive Reddit Access
https://www.404media.co/email/4650b997-7cc3-4578-834c-7e663ed3d516/
DuckDuckGo, Bing, Mojeek, and other search engines are not returning full Reddit results any more.
Google’s greenhouse gas emissions jump 48% in five years
Google’s greenhouse gas emissions jump 48% in five years
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/07/googles-greenhouse-gas-emissions-jump-48-in-five-years/
Google's 2030 "Net zero" target looks increasingly doubtful as AI use soars.
More than 1,000 students pledge not to work at Google and Amazon due to Project Nimbus
More than 1,000 students pledge not to work at Google and Amazon due to Project Nimbus
https://www.engadget.com/more-than-1000-students-pledge-not-to-work-at-google-and-amazon-due-to-project-nimbus-042439081.html
Wired reports that more than 1,100 people who identified themselves as STEM students and young workers have taken the pledge to refuse jobs from the companies "for powering Israel's Apartheid system and genocide against Palestinians."
Google has been blocking Invidious with error "This helps protect our community"
[Bug] "This helps protect our community." · Issue #4734 · iv-org/invidious
https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/issues/4734
EDIT by @unixfox: The Invidious team is aware of this issue. It appears that it affects all the software using YouTube. Please refrain from commenting if you have nothing new to bring up. Thank you...
![[Bug] "This helps protect our community." · Issue #4734 · iv-org/invidious](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/f3e20d98-71a9-4e58-a336-c159c1d36fec.png)
Google Is an Even Bigger Privacy Nightmare Than You Think
Google Is an Even Bigger Privacy Nightmare Than You Think
https://lifehacker.com/tech/google-is-a-bigger-privacy-nightmare-than-you-think
404 Media reports on a database of thousands of Google-employee reports about privacy and security issues with Google products. These issues affected products like YouTube, Street View, and Google Docs.
YouTube has now begun skipping videos altogether for users with ad blockers
https://www.androidpolice.com/youtube-videos-skip-to-end-if-you-use-an-ad-blocker/
The Man Who Killed Google Search
The Man Who Killed Google Search
https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-men-who-killed-google/
This is the story of how Google Search died, and the people responsible for killing it. The story begins on February 5th 2019, when Ben Gomes, Google’s head of search, had a problem. Jerry Dischler, then the VP and General Manager of Ads at Google, and Shiv Venkataraman, then
Chrome is now telling people uBlock Origin (Adblock Addon) is slowing down the browser
Google broke labor laws when it refused to bargain with YouTube Music contract workers
Google broke labor laws when it refused to bargain with YouTube Music contract workers
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/4/24026025/google-nlrb-youtube-music-contractors-alphabet-workers-union
Google’s control comes with responsibility, according to the NLRB.
YouTube demonetizes public domain 'Steamboat Willie' video after copyright claim
YouTube demonetizes public domain 'Steamboat Willie' video after copyright claim
https://mashable.com/article/youtube-demontizes-public-domain-steamboat-willie-disney-copyright-claim
A one-off mistake or a sign of copyright battles to come over Mickey Mouse?
