Still another item from the “In Order to Serve You Better, We Are Now Going to Fuck You Over” file:
Today we’re launching some changes on Google Images to help connect users and useful websites. This will include removing the View Image button. The Visit button remains, so users can see images in the context of the webpages they’re on. pic.twitter.com/n76KUj4ioD
— Google SearchLiaison (@searchliaison) February 15, 2018
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
Really, Google? You’re really making this change to “help” users? The motivation for making your image search less useful is to help us?
Oh, wait, maybe the change is not to help us:
For those asking, yes, these changes came about in part due to our settlement with Getty Images this week (see also https://t.co/a5uFldOcih). They are designed to strike a balance between serving user needs and publisher concerns, both stakeholders we value.
— Google SearchLiaison (@searchliaison) February 15, 2018
https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js
<shaking my head>
Crappy Software 