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Google recently updated its product review algorithm.

https://blog.google/products/search/more-helpful-product-rev...

I used to add inurl:forum or inurl:thread to my searches to find actual opinions from people instead of ads disguised as articles. Now I just search reddit.

Google made an algorithm change a few years back that knocked ask.metafilter.com answers way down in search results. The resulting drop in ad revenue was disastrous for metafilter, which runs with a small staff on a tight budget. Kind of bitter to remember considering the dismal quality of search results today.