“Spreading misinformation suddenly becomes a noble goal,” Redditor says.
  • misk@sopuli.xyz
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    23 days ago

    By adding "site:reddit.com” to search results, users can hone their search to more easily find answers from real people.

    I’m convinced that media that keep saying this are in cahoots with advertisers who have noticed this ages ago and have astroturfed Reddit beyond being reliable source of information since then.

  • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
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    23 days ago

    DDG only recommending older Reddit answers as a result of the Google deal may be a net positive for it then.

    • 🦊 OneRedFox 🦊@beehaw.orgEnglish
      1·
      23 days ago

      Occasionally when I’m searching for something, I’ll check out some Reddit links and honestly it’s a crapshoot as to whether half of the comments have been deleted or not. Useful search results are getting to be a pain to come by.