I have blocked Google from my website for a while already. (And I don't use AMP either.)
Dear Google, I'm Blocking You from My Website
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#213Thanks for sharing! After reading I decided to block google as well. Here’s my blog post:
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AMP only puts you in the top stories carousel. Speed is measured neutrally for organic search results.
THIS. I don't understand how so many people don't actually get how Google and AMP work. You don't need AMP for organic search results. It's used by Google, yes, but only for certain things AND there's ways to turn it off/point to non-AMP pages. We choose not to use it, other publishers do use it, but everyone looks at the pros and cons and then just decides. It's like any other business decision, but you have to unde…
True, but skepticism is always warranted with any large company. I don't believe AMP is evil, nor are they trying to seize control of the open web, but if there's possibility then scrutiny is critical.
A free and open web is still in Google's best interests. AMP content is still standards-compliant, it just builds upon the standards already in place. Isn't this what the web was designed for - to be extensible?
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> Google's behavior And what behavior is that? Providing a publishing standard that anybody can (and do) take advantage of, including their competitors, instead of requiring direct integration like Apple News?
It's an unnecessary publishing standard, intended to replace the one that is already widely used: normal HTML.
Users want instant loading result pages. That makes it necessary.