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Google says it has begun requiring users to turn on JavaScript in order to use Google Search, possibly in an effort to block certain SEO tools.

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[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago

The decline continues.

[–] Mikina@programming.dev 29 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

the quality of search results tends to be degraded [without JavaScript].

Lol, how? That's such bullshit.

[–] AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago

Seriously, that's such an absurd statement. It implies that the client-side affects the actual results.

I think their system just makes more money with sponsored gimmicks they might be enhancing.

[–] turtlepower@lemm.ee 23 points 3 weeks ago

Google can eat shit.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

If you set your user agent to Lynx it won’t need JavaScript

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 14 points 3 weeks ago

Which proves, without a doubt, that the engine doesn't need js to load results.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

DOS wins again!

[–] AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Talk about a step in the wrong direction!

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 7 points 3 weeks ago

I have started treating everything as the walled gardens that they are. so I do google on chrome and microsoft on edge and if apple was not so reliant on ios devices I would run safari for them. Then firefox with no script and other essential addons for my real stuff.

[–] AndrewZabar@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I wish I didn't ever need google but unfortunately sucksuckblow has been getting worse and worse.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

No, you could submit a request and just parse the HTML. This allowed people to write search proxies and then filter the results. Not as good as an actual API but it worked.

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz -2 points 3 weeks ago

So until now Googlers sent a full web form to the backend and replaced the page contents with HTML returned by the server?

Like cavemen…

[–] fastfinge@rblind.com -2 points 3 weeks ago

Time for Kagi?