In the case of YouTube, only after a few results they become completely unrelated to my search.

  • Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radio
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    1 day ago

    Both have been prioritising “engagement” over “results” because it allows them to advertise to you more.

    In case you didn’t realise, if the product is free, you’re the product and both have been doing an amazing job out of extracting value from your eyeballs.

    Unsurprisingly, they’re both owned by the same company.

    • SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works
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      14 hours ago

      The “results” portion they got rid of is credibility of the results based on cross linking i.e. people linking to useful resources. It was the thing that made Google the best search engine.

      Noe they prioritise what sell the most ads as the top priority.