Media Coverage

Paper: Is Google Getting Worse? A Longitudinal Investigation of SEO Spam in Search Engines
Link: https://webis.de/publications.html#bevendorff_2024a

The following links are organized by media type and sorted by relevance.

Podcasts

• https://www.npr.org/2024/06/13/1197965227/google-search-quality-algorithm-documents-leak

Mainstream Daily News - EN

• https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2024/03/12/are-google-s-search-results-really-getting-worse_6608926_13.html

• https://archive.is/SPQnT

• https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/is-google-getting-worse-yes-web-analysts-say-wh6fsm70v
• https://www.businessinsider.com/google-search-getting-worse-spam-affiliate-links-duckduckgo-bing-2024-1
• https://fortune.com/2024/01/18/why-is-google-search-so-bad-spam-links-seo-ai-algorithm/ (Paywall)
• https://nypost.com/2024/01/22/business/google-search-result-quality-getting-worse-due-to-seo-spam-study/
• https://finance.yahoo.com/news/google-search-results-getting-worse-163811965.html
• https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/01/17/google-search-results-worse-spammers/
• https://theweek.com/tech/why-google-search-results-have-gotten-worse
• https://www.firstpost.com/tech/not-up-to-scratch-google-search-results-have-gotten-much-worse-despite-claim-of-everything-being-fine-finds-study-13629162.html
• https://www.fastcompany.com/91012311/is-google-getting-worse-this-is-what-leading-computer-scientists-say
• https://www.etvbharat.com/english/science-and-technology/google-search-is-really-getting-worse-new-study-claims/na20240118163623622622878
• https://www.tbsnews.net/tech/googles-search-results-getting-worse-study-finds-777854
• https://www.themarysue.com/google-search-is-busted/
• https://www.thenexthint.com/google-search-results-continues-to-turn-worse-with-seo-spam-says-research-240122/
• https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/googles-search-quality-declines-amid-rising-spam/
• https://kalingatv.com/technology/latest-study-on-google-shows-declining-search-result-quality-check-the-reason/
• https://news.abplive.com/technology/study-reveals-seo-spam-and-affiliate-marketing-degrades-google-search-quality-duckduckgo-leipzig-university-bauhaus-university-weimar-center-for-scalable-data-analytics-and-artificial-intelligence-1658225

Technology News - EN

• https://www.404media.co/google-search-really-has-gotten-worse-researchers-find/
• https://www.404media.co/podcast-why-google-is-shit-now-404-media-week-22/
• https://technews.acm.org/archives.cfm?fo=2024-01-jan/jan-24-2024.html
• https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/google-search-is-losing-the-fight-with-seo-spam-study-says/
• https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/google-wants-to-close-pandoras-box-fight-ai-powered-search-spam/
• https://mashable.com/article/google-search-low-quality-research
• https://mashable.com/article/google-search-quality-updates
• https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-updates-search-to-filter-out-low-quality-spam-sites/
• https://gizmodo.com/google-search-results-are-getting-worse-study-finds-1851172943
• https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/05/google-takes-aim-at-seo-optimized-junk-pages-and-spam-with-new-search-update/
• https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/17/google_search_results_spam/
• https://www.techworm.net/2024/01/study-finds-google-search-is-getting-worse-due-to-seo-spams.html
• https://m.slashdot.org/story/423835
• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39013497
• https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39031691
• https://www.techtimes.com/articles/300735/20240117/google-search-study-reveals-junk-sites-top-results-google-says-otherwise.htm
• https://readwrite.com/why-google-search-appears-to-be-getting-worse/
• https://www.seroundtable.com/study-google-search-is-getting-worse-36736.html
• https://searchengineland.com/new-research-study-asks-if-google-search-is-getting-worse-436582
• https://searchengineland.com/google-released-massive-search-quality-improvements-with-march-2024-core-update-and-multiple-spam-updates-438144
• https://en.softonic.com/articles/are-google-search-results-getting-worse-its-not-your-imagination-its-real
• https://www.ifun.de/studie-google-suchergebnisse-werden-nachweislich-schlechter-226059/
• https://winbuzzer.com/2024/01/18/study-reveals-degradation-of-google-search-engine-results-amid-seo-tactics-xcxwbn/
• https://socialbarrel.com/google-search-is-getting-worse-study-finds/143977/
• https://techhq.com/2024/01/google-search-optimization-ruins-the-browser/
• https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2024/01/is-google-search-becoming-worse-this.html
• https://list23.com/3670723-a-recent-study-reveals-the-unsatisfactory-nature-of-google-s-search-results/
• https://thetechbulletin.com/search-engine-deterioration/
• https://pc-tablet.com/googles-battle-with-search-spam-an-uphill-struggle/
• https://www.technewsworld.com/story/affiliate-marketing-contributing-to-substandard-search-results-study-178978.html
• https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2024/01/is-google-search-becoming-worse-this.html
• https://seo.ai/blog/are-google-search-results-getting-worse-study
• https://searchengineland.com/is-google-really-getting-worse-actually-its-complicated-455079

Science News - EN

• https://www.iflscience.com/its-not-just-you-google-really-has-gotten-worse-72487
• https://www.swr.de/swr2/wissen/warum-die-suchergebnisse-bei-google-und-co-schlechter-werden-100.html

Mainstream Daily News - DE

• https://www.nzz.ch/technologie/immer-mehr-ki-generierter-bloedsinn-flutet-das-internet-google-und-amazon-kommen-nicht-dagegen-an-ld.1833369
• https://taz.de/Kuenstliche-Intelligenz-als-Suchmaschine/!6020570/
• https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/google-ist-die-suchmaschine-schlechter-geworden-janek-bevendorff-im-gespraech-dlf-f9385fbe-100.html
• https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/rundfunkbeitrag-kef-chef-skeptisch-i-schlechtere-google-suche-dlf-662d9d46-100.html
• https://www.zeit.de/digital/internet/2024-01/suchmaschinen-qualitaet-google-suche-studie-ergebnisse
• https://www.bluewin.ch/de/digital/suchergebnisse-bei-google-und-co-werden-immer-schlechter-2044855.html
• https://www.leadersnet.de/news/76112,studie-google-suche-ist-schlechter-geworden-der-konzern.html
• https://www.br.de/nachrichten/netzwelt/warum-finden-wir-im-netz-nicht-mehr-was-wir-suchen,UVFNENq 

Technology News - DE

• https://t3n.de/news/seo-spam-google-suche-schlechter-mies-zerstoert-das-internet-1602577/
• https://www.computerbild.de/artikel/cb-News-Internet-Suchmaschinen-werden-immer-schlechter-37912593.html
• https://winfuture.de/news,140658.html
• https://www.seo-suedwest.de/9143-studie-bestaetigt-dass-die-google-suchergebnisse-schlechter-geworden-sind.html

Science News - DE

• https://www.mdr.de/wissen/werden-google-suchergebnisse-schlechter-100.html

Social Media

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udCg6O7aeV4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c3AJb53Xos
• https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/198wuzt/a_year_long_study_shows_what_youve_suspected/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/de/comments/19a8ul4/googlesuche_wird_laut_studie_immer_schlechter_das/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/EverythingScience/comments/198wsoi/google_search_really_has_gotten_worse_researchers/
• https://twitter.com/rustybrick/status/1747587545263710594
• https://lemmy.world/post/10839598

International News

• https://www.weekendavisen.dk/2024-31/ideer/googles-deroute
• https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2024/03/11/sur-google-les-resultats-de-recherche-sont-ils-vraiment-de-plus-en-plus-mauvais_6221311_4408996.html
• https://www.microsiervos.com/archivo/internet/resultados-google-cada-vez-peores-estudio.html
• https://www.computerworld.dk/art/285800/google-kan-vaere-ved-at-tabe-seo-krigen-mere-og-mere-spam-finder-vej-til-dine-soegeresultater
• https://www.hs.fi/visio/art-2000010139160.html
• https://www.etvbharat.com/english/science-and-technology/google-search-is-really-getting-worse-new-study-claims/na20240118163623622622878
• https://mezha.media/en/2024/01/18/google-search-is-getting-worse/
• https://www.firstpost.com/tech/not-up-to-scratch-google-search-results-have-gotten-much-worse-despite-claim-of-everything-being-fine-finds-study-13629162.html
• https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/google-search-experience-degraded-affiliate-marketing-seo-spam-low-quality-content-report/article67751605.ece
• https://www.techgeneration.it/il-peggioramento-della-qualita-dei-risultati-di-ricerca-e-la-crescita-dello-spam-seo/
• https://www.ilsoftware.it/risultati-ricerca-la-qualita-e-peggiorata-cresce-il-seo-spam/
• https://news.dayfr.com/technology/3256364.html
• https://tekno.kompas.com/read/2024/01/22/12000037/riset-kualitas-hasil-pencarian-google-kian-buruk-gara-gara-spam-seo-dan-ai?page=all
• https://voh.com.vn/cong-nghe/cong-cu-tim-kiem-cua-google-ngay-cang-te-hon-513305.html
• https://www.itinsight.pt/news/digital/motores-de-busca-estao-a-perder-a-luta-contra-o-spam
• https://www.jagatreview.com/2024/01/hasil-pencarian-google-makin-buruk/

Misc.

• https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/google-search-enshittification
• https://pluralistic.net/2024/01/17/monopolies-produce-billionaires/#linkdump
• https://gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20240117-google-search-worse-seo-spam/
• https://aatarx.medium.com/google-search-has-truly-declined-in-quality-and-youre-not-the-only-one-who-s-noticed-5aaf606ba44a
• https://lemmy.world/post/10841479