US EditionWhat Does Google Really Mean when It Says 'the Open Web Is Rapidly Declining'?
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EP 223 - Google’s Action Links Crackdown, The “Declining” Open Web, and Siri + Gemini
Google tightens business action link rules, calls the open web “in decline” in court and then retracts, and we explore an AI deal with Apple’s Siri. We break down what these moves mean for businesses, publishers, and the future of search.
On September 5, Google filed a submission with a federal court in Virginia in a new antitrust trial concerning its advertising activity. In this document, the company admits that "the open web is declining rapidly" and that the Department of Justice's proposal to separate its activities "would only speed up this decline, to the detriment of publishers who currently rely on advertising revenues on the open web." A recognition that contrasts with …
After months of saying that everything was going well. Google admits that the web is going through a crisis. So far, Google said that traffic was continuing and that AI had no strong impacts, or at the margin. In short: Chrome was doing well, the search engine was in full shape and that web traffic was still so intense. But, following the various legal actions — notably in the context of the antitrust trial — Google filed a document saying the o…
Google acknowledges open web in decline during US antitrust case
New Delhi: Google has acknowledged in a legal filing that the open web is “already in rapid decline,” a statement that contrasts with its earlier public defence of the internet ecosystem. The admission came as part of the ongoing antitrust proceedings brought by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), which is seeking measures to reduce Google’s dominance in online advertising, as per the report. The company has for months maintained that the intern…
Open web, Google and advertising display are at the heart of a burning debate. Google admits an accelerated decline in web open, questioning the future of web traffic and revenue for publishers. What impacts for the digital ecosystem?
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