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Browser extension that restores functionality by end of the week? (At least Bing has really good image search.)
Until Getty goes after Bing too, from the scant details in the article. This is why I'm scared of Twitch getting big enough to draw itself into publishers' crosshairs and have similar controls for copyright and stuff as YouTube does.
https://searchengineland.com/microsoft-getty-images-announce...
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That can't be true - or it would be very taxing to browse a page of 20MP+ images.
Only images you click on (so that the larger preview pops up, with the Visit button and which used to have the View image button) load the original images, rescaled with CSS. The grid of smaller images consists of thumbnails.
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One of the follow up tweets is more honest: >For those asking, yes, these changes came about in part due to our settlement with Getty Images this week (see also https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/15/17017864/google-removes-v... …). They are designed to strike a balance between serving user needs and publisher concerns, both stakeholders we value. https://twitter.com/searchliaison/status/964279749802512384
You know, it's gotta be said that Google just shitting all over copyright just because they're big isn't ideal, either. They should be honest about their motivations, though.
Browser extension that restores functionality by end of the week? (At least Bing has really good image search.)
Pinterest has already ruined my google image search experience. They "aggregate" content from other sites that I'd actually want to read, strip them of any context, and package them up with other images behind a login wall.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/personal-bloc...
It's seriously annoying that they had a feature that solved the problem then they took it away. Just like removing the "View Image" button.
Solution for Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/straight-to-full-s... Chrome Extension "Straight to Full-Size for Google Images"
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One of the follow up tweets is more honest: >For those asking, yes, these changes came about in part due to our settlement with Getty Images this week (see also https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/15/17017864/google-removes-v... …). They are designed to strike a balance between serving user needs and publisher concerns, both stakeholders we value. https://twitter.com/searchliaison/status/964279749802512384
Google, just give me the option to ignore Getty images altogether. Why does Google always think they know what is best for me?
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I love DDG but the problem is that google is still the best whenever I want to search something that's not in English or that's localized. So I still use google for that.
Hmm, I get pretty good DDG search results in Japanese. I assume you're searching in your target language, rather than search terms in English with the name of your desired language tacked on?
I finally completely switched over to duck duck go, only a few days ago. The google doodle with autoplaying audio is what drove me over the edge. (ddg is grand btw, ive barely noticed)