AMP links are basically Google repackaging other people’s articles. It prevents the actual owner from getting a pageview and let’s Google track you more invasively.
Basically AMP is a copy of the website content hosted by Google for a “speedier load” but there are privacy, longevity, and general decentralization concerns with the “protocol.”
Thanks for this - this is something that has passed me by. So essentially plagarising another website’s content for traffic plus the usual Google shenanigans? Nice
Sorry for that, but I don’t actually understand what you mean…
Not only sponsored, but owned by Google.
AMP links are basically Google repackaging other people’s articles. It prevents the actual owner from getting a pageview and let’s Google track you more invasively.
Thanks for the info - was not aware of this before. Yet more wonderful business practices from the world of big tech…
Basically AMP is a copy of the website content hosted by Google for a “speedier load” but there are privacy, longevity, and general decentralization concerns with the “protocol.”
Thanks for this - this is something that has passed me by. So essentially plagarising another website’s content for traffic plus the usual Google shenanigans? Nice
I mean, the website opts into it (it can’t be done with any website), but otherwise yes.