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Has anyone else noticed how search quality on YouTube and Google have worsened? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by nerdhd@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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

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[-] random_character_a@lemmy.world 31 points 3 weeks ago

It also feels like some pages in top results didn't even exist before I made the search. They are filled with generic babble about the subject without ever going to details or conclusions. Dribble that no human would ever write

this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2026

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