![]() ![]() Users who are searching for “download game of thrones free” aren’t going to be looking for paid results, but the aim of this algorithmic update isn’t to better serve the user, it’s to help curtail online piracy. ![]() Similarly Google’s attempts to crack down on piracy, though an act seemingly made with good intentions, is one that also denies users the results that they are truly searching for.D When Eddard Stark confessed to treason to save his children, he by his own admission committed a dishonourable act. Google is like Eddard Stark – failing to do the honourable thing The ads that show up in the knowledge graph are for paid streaming sites (Amazon, Google Play, & Now TV) which do not have any of the season 5 episodes!? How this is supposed to dissuade users from searching for torrents of the latest episodes? One of the ways the algorithm does this is by now serving new ad formats for film queries which contain works like “free”, “watch”, or download: ![]() Google’s relatively new ranking algorithm has been designed to downrank less legitimate results (like torrent sites), as compared with official results (like the HBO website). Google has claimed to be fighting against online piracy, especially against torrent sites linking to Game of Thrones torrents – but who is winning this Trial by Combat? ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
March 2023
Categories |