TEC310: Google’s search dominance and AI summaries are burying independent voices and pushing clickbait over real expertise. Dom Bettinelli and Joanne Mercier ask: Is the open web dying, and what can we do to save it?











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* How Google is killing independent sites like ours – HouseFresh







* HouseFresh disappeared from Google Search results. Now what?







* How independent websites are dealing with the end of Google traffic | The Verge







* Testing Kagi, a premium search engine for a broken internet







* Google’s AI pointed him to a customer service number. It was a scam.







* Windows power users frustrated as Microsoft forces automatic app updates











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