Making a Blocklist to Remove Spam from Search Engines

https://popcar.bearblog.dev/making-badwebsiteblocklist

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shrugs@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y (2 replies)

The problem with search engines is that they try to be as objective as reasonably possible, which means that they don't pick Website A over Website B just because it has better content. What matters is metrics and being favorable to the algorithm.

I agree, but on the other hand, shouldn't a search engine do exactly that, search for the best content?!

popcar2@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y

You'd think, but it boils down to just showing you the most popular content, even if it's just clickbait and advertisements.

noodlejetski@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y

and they do it, except that they show the content that's best for the search engine's company.

sir_pronoun@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

Based

emr@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 1y

Good on ya.