Google privately told a federal court that “the open web is already in rapid decline,” a sharp reversal from its public claims that search traffic is booming — and a stunning admission as the Justice ...

Google kills* the open web. Amazon kills* The Trade Desk, which kills* the open web. GenAI kills* search, the open web, and ...

"It's clear from the preceding sentence that we're referring to 'open-web display advertising' and not the open web as a whole." Is it?

For months, Google has maintained that the web is “thriving,” AI isn’t tanking traffic, and its search engine is sending ...

It’s been clear for some time that the “open web” as we’ve known it for years is in a tough spot, but Google has argued the opposite. In a court statement, though, Google’s own case argues that the ...

Google said in a legal filing last week that the open web "is already in rapid decline." The company later said this was being misinterpreted and filed a clarification with the court. Google execs ...