Google Search: Difference between revisions

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Google Search is a search engine created and developed by [[Google|Google LLC]]. It was released on September 27th, 1998.

==Consumer-impact summary==

==Consumer impact summary==

~~===~~User ~~Privacy===~~

*'''User privacy:''' Google Search stores long-term cookies to save user's preferences, something that has raised privacy concerns.

Google Search stores long-term cookies to save user's preferences, something that has raised privacy concerns.

~~===~~User ~~Freedom===~~

*'''User freedom:''' Some features such as disabling AI overview or AI mode cannot be disabled. The user cannot change the ranking of results other than by crafting queries and changing keywords. Google adds positive bias for ads and partner sites such as [[Reddit]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Expanding our Partnership with Google |url=https://redditinc.com/news/reddit-and-google-expand-partnership |url-status=live |website=[[Reddit]] |date=22 Feb 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251213184611/https://redditinc.com/news/reddit-and-google-expand-partnership |archive-date=2025-12-13 |access-date=12 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=An expanded partnership with Reddit |url=https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/expanded-reddit-partnership/ |url-status=live |website=Google Blog |first=Rajan |last=Patel |date=22 Feb 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260112081436/https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/expanded-reddit-partnership/ |archive-date=2026-01-12 |access-date=12 Jan 2026}}</ref>

Some features such as disabling AI overview or AI mode cannot be disabled. The user cannot change the ranking of results other than by crafting queries and changing keywords. Google adds positive bias for ads and partner sites such as [[Reddit]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Expanding our Partnership with Google |url=https://redditinc.com/news/reddit-and-google-expand-partnership |url-status=live |website=Reddit ~~|author=Reddit~~ |date=22 Feb 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251213184611/https://redditinc.com/news/reddit-and-google-expand-partnership |archive-date=2025-12-13 |access-date=12 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=An expanded partnership with Reddit |url=https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/expanded-reddit-partnership/ |url-status=live |website=Google Blog |first=Rajan |last=Patel |date=22 Feb 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260112081436/https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/expanded-reddit-partnership/ |archive-date=2026-01-12 |access-date=12 Jan 2026}}</ref>

*'''Business model:''' Google Search engine gets revenue from ads shown at the top of search results.

*'''Market control:''' Google Search engine is the most used search engine in the world. According to StatCounter, Google Search has a 90.2% market share as of April 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=StatCounter |date=Apr 2026 |title=Search Engine Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260518141238/https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share |archive-date=2026-05-18 |access-date=21 May 2026 |website=StatCounter}}</ref> They pay [[Apple]] and [[Mozilla]] to be the default search engine on [[Safari]] and [[Firefox]], respectively.

~~===Business Model===~~

~~Google Search engine gets revenue from ads shown at the top of search results.~~

~~===Market Control===~~

Google Search engine is the most used search engine in the world. According to StatCounter, Google Search has a 90.2% market share as of April 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=StatCounter |date=Apr 2026 |title=Search Engine Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260518141238/https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share |archive-date=2026-05-18 |access-date=21 May 2026 |website=StatCounter}}</ref> They pay [[Apple]] and [[Mozilla]] to be the default engine on [[Safari]] and [[Firefox]], respectively.

==Incidents==

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 Google Search is a search engine created and developed by [[Google|Google LLC]]. It was released on September 27th, 1998.
-==Consumer-impact summary==
+==Consumer impact summary==
-===User Privacy===
+*'''User privacy:''' Google Search stores long-term cookies to save user's preferences, something that has raised privacy concerns.
-Google Search stores long-term cookies to save user's preferences, something that has raised privacy concerns.
-===User Freedom===
+*'''User freedom:''' Some features such as disabling AI overview or AI mode cannot be disabled. The user cannot change the ranking of results other than by crafting queries and changing keywords. Google adds positive bias for ads and partner sites such as [[Reddit]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Expanding our Partnership with Google |url=https://redditinc.com/news/reddit-and-google-expand-partnership |url-status=live |website=[[Reddit]] |date=22 Feb 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251213184611/https://redditinc.com/news/reddit-and-google-expand-partnership |archive-date=2025-12-13 |access-date=12 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=An expanded partnership with Reddit |url=https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/expanded-reddit-partnership/ |url-status=live |website=Google Blog |first=Rajan |last=Patel |date=22 Feb 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260112081436/https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/expanded-reddit-partnership/ |archive-date=2026-01-12 |access-date=12 Jan 2026}}</ref>
-Some features such as disabling AI overview or AI mode cannot be disabled. The user cannot change the ranking of results other than by crafting queries and changing keywords. Google adds positive bias for ads and partner sites such as [[Reddit]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Expanding our Partnership with Google |url=https://redditinc.com/news/reddit-and-google-expand-partnership |url-status=live |website=Reddit |author=Reddit |date=22 Feb 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251213184611/https://redditinc.com/news/reddit-and-google-expand-partnership |archive-date=2025-12-13 |access-date=12 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=An expanded partnership with Reddit |url=https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/expanded-reddit-partnership/ |url-status=live |website=Google Blog |first=Rajan |last=Patel |date=22 Feb 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260112081436/https://blog.google/company-news/inside-google/company-announcements/expanded-reddit-partnership/ |archive-date=2026-01-12 |access-date=12 Jan 2026}}</ref>
+*'''Business model:''' Google Search engine gets revenue from ads shown at the top of search results.
+*'''Market control:''' Google Search engine is the most used search engine in the world. According to StatCounter, Google Search has a 90.2% market share as of April 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=StatCounter |date=Apr 2026 |title=Search Engine Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260518141238/https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share |archive-date=2026-05-18 |access-date=21 May 2026 |website=StatCounter}}</ref> They pay [[Apple]] and [[Mozilla]] to be the default search engine on [[Safari]] and [[Firefox]], respectively.
-===Business Model===
-Google Search engine gets revenue from ads shown at the top of search results.
-===Market Control===
-Google Search engine is the most used search engine in the world. According to StatCounter, Google Search has a 90.2% market share as of April 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=StatCounter |date=Apr 2026 |title=Search Engine Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260518141238/https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share |archive-date=2026-05-18 |access-date=21 May 2026 |website=StatCounter}}</ref> They pay [[Apple]] and [[Mozilla]] to be the default engine on [[Safari]] and [[Firefox]], respectively.
 ==Incidents==