https://www.theverge.com/news/773928/google-open-web-rapid-d...
Regardless, we had an open web before algorithmic search engines, we had an open web before targeted advertising, and we had an open web before AI. The joy of the web is that anyone can write anything they want on it, regardless of corporate sponsorship or not.
Further, “decline” should be quantified precisely otherwise the statement has no meaning in the first place.
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Reubachi•1d ago
But largely it's generating ad revenue from new connected devices/interfaces as the ycome into scale, based off the data they generate/analyze.
If you had read the article, you'd see that open web that the executive is refering to is the open web before multimedia devices/interfaces became the primary ad absorption method.
Google certainly wants you stop stop watching youtube on firefox on your windows tv. They will give you a free device to do so. (chromecast) where they can control the entire experience, FORCING you to reconcle the ad.