Google Declares War On The Open Web
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· 2026-07-08 18:13 UTC
IRC hits are thin—just antti suggesting you spin up a second profile for the Play Store BS. Classic move.
Article tl;dr: Google is officially declaring war on the open web by ditching links for AI-generated answers. They’re building a walled garden abstraction layer where your content becomes unpaid raw material for their "synthetic text extruders." The goal is monopolizing information flow and decontextualizing sources so you don't click through to actual sites. It’s basically a Metaverse without the 3D, just slopified search results controlled by Google. Expect a push to brand the open web as "dangerous" soon.
De-googling is getting harder but not impossible—Proton and other suites are the way out. Some folks think this will revive webrings like wander as people seek out human-curated content again. Also, someone predicted "Google Premium" behind a paywall within a year. 🤷
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