Has Google ended support for plain HTML search?(google.com)

30 pointsby hackerb9vor 10 Monaten7 comments

Has Google ended support for plain HTML search?

https://www.google.com/httpservice/retry/enablejs

7 comments

hackerb9vor 10 Monaten

As of today, all plain HTML searches fail. Text mode browsers like `w3m`, `links`, and `lynx` now show a page that says, "Update your browser". Command line tools like `curl` and `wget` redirect to a page which say, "Turn on JavaScript to keep searching". Hopefully this is just a temporary glitch or security measure as Google hasn't announced anything yet.

ChrisArchitectvor 10 Monaten

[dupe] An earlier post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45201692

benbristowvor 10 Monaten

Probably in preparation for them forcing users to use AI search.

https://mashable.com/article/google-ai-mode-search-default-r...

maltelandwehrvor 10 Monaten

I think all the new LLM labs (plus all the tools offering SEO services for LLM-based search and answer engines) finally reached a limit of scraping that Google no longer can sustain.

jasonjmcgheevor 10 Monaten

Woah. What do folks use for use cases that require it (e.g. lynx)?

There's: https://lite.duckduckgo.com/lite

stuaxovor 10 Monaten

Well. Fuck google I guess.

stathibusvor 10 Monaten

Embrace…