Google executives acknowledged this month they need to do a better job surfacing user-generated content after the recent Reddit blackouts.

    • @wheresyourshoe
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      71 year ago

      Random vaguely relevant confession: Every time I see “RDR2,” I misread it as R2D2.

      • @Klear
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        41 year ago

        We all do.

    • @sgtlighttree
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      21 year ago

      At that point YouTube is might only be the next best thing for that…

      • @magnetosphere
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        21 year ago

        …where you run into a problem similar to the one described in the original comment. You’ll get twenty minutes of useless filler because the youtuber wants to make their video long enough to monetize, while also advertising themselves because they want you to become a follower.

        It may not be AI generated text, but the end result is the same: an annoying waste of time. Good luck finding a quick, direct answer to a simple question.

        • @Vupperware
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          21 year ago

          Idk, maybe that’s the case for ppl covering popular games, but droves of the videos I’ve searched up for old/obscure games are short and to the point.

          Also, while annoying, at least with YouTube the item you’re looking for is SOMEWHERE in the video. Google just fails to provide even breadcrumbs that the user can follow to an answer most of the time now.

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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      21 year ago

      “Here are 4 results for Moose brand t-shirts and an article about Donald Trump insulting a moose. If you click ‘more results’ we will show you product links for desk lamps since we know you were looking to buy one of those last week.”