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Annoyed Redditors tanking Google Search results illustrates perils of AI scrapers

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Annoyed Redditors tanking Google Search results illustrates perils of AI scrapers

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Technology@beehaw.org · 2 months ago

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“Spreading misinformation suddenly becomes a noble goal,” Redditor says.

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people often turn to the Reddit hack to make Google results more helpful. By adding "site:reddit.com” to search results

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