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Re: Google removes ‘view image’ button from search results

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Post by z3t4 »

akerro wrote: post #280
z3t4 wrote: post #206

The only problem is that 90% of the time the image is removed from the site ! The image is often still hosted, but has been removed from the page content. This is very annoying! So the next step for Google is to actually make sure the site still has the image before including it in the search results. btw Text search has the same problem, but is less annoying because we are so used to web sites not having the info an…

>The image is often still hosted, but has been removed from the page content. The same applies to web searches, >So the next step for Google is to actually make sure the site still has the image before including it in the search results. And they should do the same for videos and DDoS the whole Internet just for 0.004% of chances making minor manual action a bit inconvenient.

You are arguing to save a minor amount of bandwidth VS saving thousands of man-hours.

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Post by Feniks »

bitL wrote: post #214
amelius wrote: post #197

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Google, just give me the option to ignore Getty images altogether. Why does Google always think they know what is best for me?

I think other sites could follow the Getty precedent and sue Google so they have no choice, at least within USA. Still, the PR spin in the message is just funny, it really made me feel "empowered" and "excited" :D DDG still works anyway, so it's not like I have no choice if I need to quickly find an image.

This. People can be angry at Google but they have to respect a ruling from a US judge. And you can bet that there are a lot of vultures out there willing to sue Google.

Today its Getty tomorrow some blogger hoping to make a dollar.

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Post by Amygaz »

Slackwise wrote: post #208
amelius wrote: post #197

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Google, just give me the option to ignore Getty images altogether. Why does Google always think they know what is best for me?

> Why does Google always think they know what is best for me? This is the entire ethos of the "AI Revolution" in tech. The algorithm "knows what is best for you". This will only get worse with more "AI" being applied to more tech.

The problem with AI is that we are building it, with all our biases.

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Post by Feniks »

josteink wrote: post #241
owaislone wrote: post #143

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It doesn't matter. Once one company wins in court, it sets a precedent. It attracts more companies to follow the same path as they'll think they have a better shot at winning. Google obviously wouldn't risk this.

But the question is what would they be winning? Fewer users because they are now off the search-grid. Why would they want that?

Believe it or not there are people who just enjoy suing corporations or governments.

Lawyers are not cheap and frankly Google would lose every case because they are in the wrong.

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Post by gapipro1 »

PinkMilkshake wrote: post #12

Browser extension that restores functionality by end of the week? (At least Bing has really good image search.)

Here is a Chrome Extension that adds back View Image button: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/view-image-button-...

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Post by efa »

ComputerGuru wrote: post #57
bitmapbrother wrote: post #50

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It's right there in the article >Google has long been under fire from photographers and publishers who felt that image search allowed people to steal their pictures, and the removal of the view image button is one of many changes being made in response. A deal to show copyright information and improve attribution of Getty photos was announced last week and included these changes. Using the context menu to "Open Image…

> using the context menu to “Open Image in New tab” essentially dos the same thing so the functionality is still there. No, actually “view image” loaded the source image at source resolution while viewing the image loaded into the DOM would show you the re-encoded, lower resolution, smaller Google thumbnail version. Edit: actually it seems that Google has simultaneously deployed an update that makes the actual source…

Yeah, showing me the image at full resolution when I "Open image in new tab".

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Post by rock_hard »

NietTim wrote: post #245
Slackwise wrote: post #208

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> Why does Google always think they know what is best for me? This is the entire ethos of the "AI Revolution" in tech. The algorithm "knows what is best for you". This will only get worse with more "AI" being applied to more tech.

Too bad those algorithms don't know when I'm yelling at my computer because it's fucking up

If only folks on HN wouldn’t be so paranoid about microphones...

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Post by thrilleratplay »

kislotnik wrote: post #191
Buge wrote: post #107

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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

Can we thank getty by popularizing free photography sites like unsplash? Any other alternatives?

Quite a few as it turns out

https://github.com/neutraltone/awesome-stock-resources

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Post by orbitur »

pedrogpimenta wrote: post #122
owaislone wrote: post #113

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Because then every other company would file similar suite and Google would have to deal with all of them.

Do you think every image company would want to be removed from Google Search results instead of building their services without the ability to scrape the big resolution images? How would users get on their websites?

Users don't go to the websites at all if the images are scraped by Google.
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