Statement kicker (I’d say “has disappeared” instead of “is disappearing”)
Jason Kint
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#HoldTheLine. Ask, think, translate tech/media strategy (subs, ads, video, monopolies, privacy, press freedom, trust) for @dcnorg.bsky.social to advance future of trusted news and entertainment. @jason_kint on X, 20yrs leading major sports sites
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An extraordinary must-read NYT Editorial Board column on extraordinary abuses of power which “instill fear in anyone who might consider challenging the president, and they erode trust in the justice system.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/o...
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Judge Mehta’s imminent remedy order and an injunction have a chance to stop the harms. “…and giving publishers a way to block the use of their content in Al-generated answers without sacrificing their Google search visibility.” www.pcmag.com/news/googles...
Google Might Not Believe It, But Its AI Summaries Are Bad News for Publishers
Median year-over-year referral traffic from Google Search is down 10% in eight weeks, says Digital Content Next (DCN), which warns that AI search could create 'a less informed public.'
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this effect threatens the sustainability and quality of the very same media which Googles AI relies upon for training and outputs, all while Google offers no real mechanism for publishers to opt-out. digitalcontentnext.org/blog/2025/08... 2/2
Facts: Google’s push to AI hurts publisher traffic
The numbers are in – and they are damning. DCN’s latest member-survey shows median year-over-year referral traffic from Google Search to premium
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since Google rolled out AI Overviews in your search results, median year-over-year referral traffic from Google Search to premium publishers down 10%
- Non-news brands down 14%
- News brands down 7%
- Yr/yr declines outnumber gains two-to-one 1/2
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It says “precious little” and I imagine he’s focused on the publishers and brands where Google has extracted the value.
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There is a scenario where users win - Google must provide pubs’ more choice in crawling web, and loses Chrome, Android and adtech data signals due to privacy and antitrust enforcement / laws. Core biz - Surveillance capitalism - under threat for them. 2/2 www.cnbc.com/2025/08/12/p...
Perplexity offers to buy Google's Chrome browser for $34.5 billion
AI startup Perplexity has offered to buy Google's Chrome browser for $34.5 billion
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lol. Now on record as we await Court order if Google must divest Chrome. For $35B, Google can control the outcome. Their problem is massive “signal loss” - they lose access to user browsing data likely worth much more to them (including YouTube). 1/2
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I don't know this Barry Adams but he's spot on, "It appears Google lives in an entirely separate reality, one where they haven’t been the web’s largest parasite extracting value from almost every revenue stream while giving precious little in return." pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/go... 2/2
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Good coverage by Press Gazette. Reporters should note the second "change" is actually in the Dept of Justice proposed search remedies for the imminent order out of DC court. Court had shared a desire to issue them by August. All eyes should be on an injunction to stop the ongoing harm ASAP. 1/2
