Our new piece at @aunz.theconversation.com is out!
w/ @danachatter.bsky.social
@rmitcomputing.bsky.social @admscentre.org.au
#AI #WWW #GoogleZero
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@rmitcomputing.bsky.social @admscentre.org.au
#AI #WWW #GoogleZero
AI has broken the economic bargain behind the web, and everybody is losing.
AI is eating website traffic, websites are blocking AI – and reliable information is getting harder to find
theconversation.com
August 31, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Our new piece at @aunz.theconversation.com is out!
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@rmitcomputing.bsky.social @admscentre.org.au
#AI #WWW #GoogleZero
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@rmitcomputing.bsky.social @admscentre.org.au
#AI #WWW #GoogleZero
#GoogleZero ist ein realistisches Szenario für Webseiten. In den USA wenden sich Seiten wie Politico oder Reddit von #Google ab, in den Frankreich haben sich wieder mehrere 100 Seiten zusammengetan, um zu klagen. #generativeKI #Journalismus
Google Was a Lifeline for Publishers. Now Some Are Thinking of Cutting It Off.
Reddit, Politico and others are weighing how—or even if—they can work with the tech company as AI tools supplant traditional searches.
www.wsj.com
August 18, 2026 at 5:53 AM
#GoogleZero ist ein realistisches Szenario für Webseiten. In den USA wenden sich Seiten wie Politico oder Reddit von #Google ab, in den Frankreich haben sich wieder mehrere 100 Seiten zusammengetan, um zu klagen. #generativeKI #Journalismus
The decline in traffic from Google over the last year has been dramatic, notes
@tampabaytimes.bsky.social’s @katches.bsky.social at AEJMC’s Southeast Colloquium. #GoogleZero
@tampabaytimes.bsky.social’s @katches.bsky.social at AEJMC’s Southeast Colloquium. #GoogleZero
March 12, 2026 at 10:24 PM
The decline in traffic from Google over the last year has been dramatic, notes
@tampabaytimes.bsky.social’s @katches.bsky.social at AEJMC’s Southeast Colloquium. #GoogleZero
@tampabaytimes.bsky.social’s @katches.bsky.social at AEJMC’s Southeast Colloquium. #GoogleZero
From the "coping with #googlezero" department: Business Insider has added a "follow" button to staff pages. Click to get email when a reporter you follow writes something.
https://www.businessinsider.com/author/lara-oreilly
(Personally I like per-byline RSS feeds but I'll take it.) I'm sure […]
https://www.businessinsider.com/author/lara-oreilly
(Personally I like per-byline RSS feeds but I'll take it.) I'm sure […]
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federate.social
October 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
From the "coping with #googlezero" department: Business Insider has added a "follow" button to staff pages. Click to get email when a reporter you follow writes something.
https://www.businessinsider.com/author/lara-oreilly
(Personally I like per-byline RSS feeds but I'll take it.) I'm sure […]
https://www.businessinsider.com/author/lara-oreilly
(Personally I like per-byline RSS feeds but I'll take it.) I'm sure […]
"Google fends off news publishers' antitrust lawsuit over online search"
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/google-fends-off-news-publishers-antitrust-lawsuit-over-online-search-2026-03-23/ #googlezero #journalism
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/google-fends-off-news-publishers-antitrust-lawsuit-over-online-search-2026-03-23/ #googlezero #journalism
March 24, 2026 at 6:26 AM
"Google fends off news publishers' antitrust lawsuit over online search"
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/google-fends-off-news-publishers-antitrust-lawsuit-over-online-search-2026-03-23/ #googlezero #journalism
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/google-fends-off-news-publishers-antitrust-lawsuit-over-online-search-2026-03-23/ #googlezero #journalism
With AI Overviews, is Google now a publisher - and should it carry the same legal responsibilities as the publishing industry? www.linkedin.com/posts/john-h...
#googlezero #ai #publishing #journalism #media #generativeai #search | John Hayes
For decades, Google has largely been protected as a search engine, helping users find content created by others.
But AI Overviews are different.
A German court recently found that when Google synthe...
www.linkedin.com
July 3, 2026 at 2:53 PM
With AI Overviews, is Google now a publisher - and should it carry the same legal responsibilities as the publishing industry? www.linkedin.com/posts/john-h...
#GoogleZero is definitely a concern people are talking about. Platform dependence is a problem for MANY reasons. If you are in NYC in August, come out to #ProtocolsForPublishers where we will be discussing this and more —frontier technologists working together with newsrooms 💪
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pfp.unternet.co
July 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
#GoogleZero is definitely a concern people are talking about. Platform dependence is a problem for MANY reasons. If you are in NYC in August, come out to #ProtocolsForPublishers where we will be discussing this and more —frontier technologists working together with newsrooms 💪
pfp.unternet.co
pfp.unternet.co
💡 Google Zero, verso la morte dei motori di ricerca tradizionali. Come il Google Zero potrebbe ridefinire il panorama del SEO e il futuro del web
gomoot.com/google-zero-...
#AI #bing #blog #Clicks #google #googlezero #ia #motore #news #picks #ricerca #seo #tech #tecnologia
gomoot.com/google-zero-...
#AI #bing #blog #Clicks #google #googlezero #ia #motore #news #picks #ricerca #seo #tech #tecnologia
Google Zero,la fine dei motori di ricerca classici e del SEO
L'IA nei motori di ricerca: come l'ascesa dei risultati zero-click e Google Zero rappresentano una sfida per i siti web che dipendono dai risultati dei motori
gomoot.com
June 3, 2024 at 9:59 AM
💡 Google Zero, verso la morte dei motori di ricerca tradizionali. Come il Google Zero potrebbe ridefinire il panorama del SEO e il futuro del web
gomoot.com/google-zero-...
#AI #bing #blog #Clicks #google #googlezero #ia #motore #news #picks #ricerca #seo #tech #tecnologia
gomoot.com/google-zero-...
#AI #bing #blog #Clicks #google #googlezero #ia #motore #news #picks #ricerca #seo #tech #tecnologia
"🔍 'Google Zero' is reshaping online search with AI-powered overviews. What's the fate of copyright law in this new paradigm? #GoogleZero #Copyright #AI"
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https://buff.ly/4cBm4d3
June 26, 2024 at 7:27 PM
"🔍 'Google Zero' is reshaping online search with AI-powered overviews. What's the fate of copyright law in this new paradigm? #GoogleZero #Copyright #AI"
https://buff.ly/4cBm4d3
https://buff.ly/4cBm4d3
Publishers are racing to find ways to counter the threat of #GoogleZero, the sharp fall in web traffic that many media executives worry about following the launch of AI-based tools on the US platform. #AIs are getting better in an exponential fashion on.ft.com/41TZN7f via @FT #ArtificialIntelligence
Publishers race to counter ‘Google Zero’ threat as AI changes search engines
Media groups explore new ways of reaching readers and making money amid arrival of AI tools that affect clicks
on.ft.com
August 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Publishers are racing to find ways to counter the threat of #GoogleZero, the sharp fall in web traffic that many media executives worry about following the launch of AI-based tools on the US platform. #AIs are getting better in an exponential fashion on.ft.com/41TZN7f via @FT #ArtificialIntelligence
„Google Zero“: der Moment, in dem Google durch KI-Antworten alle Leute auf der eigenen Plattform hält – und der Traffic über Suchergebnisse auf null sinkt. Sehr hörenswert: @parismarx.com und @mattdpearce.com im Podcast
@techwontsave.us
techwontsave.us/episode/288_wh…#GoogleZeror#KIK#AIA#webdevev
@techwontsave.us
techwontsave.us/episode/288_wh…#GoogleZeror#KIK#AIA#webdevev
https://techwontsave.us/episode/288_wh…
August 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
„Google Zero“: der Moment, in dem Google durch KI-Antworten alle Leute auf der eigenen Plattform hält – und der Traffic über Suchergebnisse auf null sinkt. Sehr hörenswert: @parismarx.com und @mattdpearce.com im Podcast
@techwontsave.us
techwontsave.us/episode/288_wh…#GoogleZeror#KIK#AIA#webdevev
@techwontsave.us
techwontsave.us/episode/288_wh…#GoogleZeror#KIK#AIA#webdevev
Bloquear o Google. Alguns dos maiores sites de notícia do mundo começaram a falar nisso em voz alta.
Ninguém puxou o gatilho ainda. E tem motivo: quando a Axel Springer tentou isso em 2014, o bloqueio durou só duas semanas.
Só que a parte incômoda é… #GoogleZero #Jornalismo #IA #Mídia #Braincast
Ninguém puxou o gatilho ainda. E tem motivo: quando a Axel Springer tentou isso em 2014, o bloqueio durou só duas semanas.
Só que a parte incômoda é… #GoogleZero #Jornalismo #IA #Mídia #Braincast
August 14, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Bloquear o Google. Alguns dos maiores sites de notícia do mundo começaram a falar nisso em voz alta.
Ninguém puxou o gatilho ainda. E tem motivo: quando a Axel Springer tentou isso em 2014, o bloqueio durou só duas semanas.
Só que a parte incômoda é… #GoogleZero #Jornalismo #IA #Mídia #Braincast
Ninguém puxou o gatilho ainda. E tem motivo: quando a Axel Springer tentou isso em 2014, o bloqueio durou só duas semanas.
Só que a parte incômoda é… #GoogleZero #Jornalismo #IA #Mídia #Braincast
What will be left? And I don't think either side of that equation has had a good answer.”
From The Vergecast: You can't ignore Google Zero anymore, Jul 24, 2026🔗 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vergecast/id430333725?i=1000778222947&r=445
#googlezero 🧵 2/2
From The Vergecast: You can't ignore Google Zero anymore, Jul 24, 2026🔗 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vergecast/id430333725?i=1000778222947&r=445
#googlezero 🧵 2/2
You can't ignore Google Zero anymore
Podcast Episode · The Vergecast · July 24 · 1h 34m
podcasts.apple.com
July 27, 2026 at 1:20 AM
What will be left? And I don't think either side of that equation has had a good answer.”
From The Vergecast: You can't ignore Google Zero anymore, Jul 24, 2026🔗 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vergecast/id430333725?i=1000778222947&r=445
#googlezero 🧵 2/2
From The Vergecast: You can't ignore Google Zero anymore, Jul 24, 2026🔗 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vergecast/id430333725?i=1000778222947&r=445
#googlezero 🧵 2/2
…answer.”
From The Vergecast: You can't ignore Google Zero anymore, Jul 24, 2026🔗 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vergecast/id430333725?i=1000778222947&r=445
#GoogleZero 🧵 3/3
From The Vergecast: You can't ignore Google Zero anymore, Jul 24, 2026🔗 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vergecast/id430333725?i=1000778222947&r=445
#GoogleZero 🧵 3/3
July 27, 2026 at 1:19 AM
…answer.”
From The Vergecast: You can't ignore Google Zero anymore, Jul 24, 2026🔗 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vergecast/id430333725?i=1000778222947&r=445
#GoogleZero 🧵 3/3
From The Vergecast: You can't ignore Google Zero anymore, Jul 24, 2026🔗 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-vergecast/id430333725?i=1000778222947&r=445
#GoogleZero 🧵 3/3
Business Insider: 🚩Google's new Search swaps lists of links for AI answers, personalized agents, and custom on-the-fly visuals. Publishers fear 'Google Zero' as referral traffic erodes. 📉
www.businessinsider.com/google-new-a... #GoogleZero #AISearch #SEO #GEO
www.businessinsider.com/google-new-a... #GoogleZero #AISearch #SEO #GEO
Google, please don't ruin the internet with your changes to search
The internet should be a place you go, not a place that comes to you. Google's new changes to search turn that all around. They'll ruin everything.
www.businessinsider.com
May 26, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Business Insider: 🚩Google's new Search swaps lists of links for AI answers, personalized agents, and custom on-the-fly visuals. Publishers fear 'Google Zero' as referral traffic erodes. 📉
www.businessinsider.com/google-new-a... #GoogleZero #AISearch #SEO #GEO
www.businessinsider.com/google-new-a... #GoogleZero #AISearch #SEO #GEO
@reckless.bsky.social and the #TheVerge team named the phenomenon #GoogleZero they discussed it on the latest episode.
The AI armageddon is here for online news publishers.
Chatbots are replacing Google searches, eliminating the need to click on blue links and tanking referrals to news sites.
🔗: https://on.wsj.com/4kKSzKi
Chatbots are replacing Google searches, eliminating the need to click on blue links and tanking referrals to news sites.
🔗: https://on.wsj.com/4kKSzKi
June 16, 2025 at 4:55 AM
@reckless.bsky.social and the #TheVerge team named the phenomenon #GoogleZero they discussed it on the latest episode.