Google Is Hijacking Your Content - Here’s How To Stop Them

[@WickyDesign]

Thank you for the update! I can see this becoming an issue for us as web developers on client websites. Clients are likely to contact us, puzzled about these strange overlay links appearing on their content.

[@BarrySchwartz]

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[@jadens9569]

Unbelievable. If this doesn't cross the line, I don’t know what does. Thanks, Barry. I’m opting out and joining the petition.

[@BarrySchwartz]

Greg and I felt it deserved more attention. Hope this video gets out there more...

[@LisaSicard]

This is the best advice I've seen in a while for website owners, thank you so much Barry! (and easy to do!)

[@BarrySchwartz]

great to hear!

[@alexandermoody1946]

That feature does create greater layers of interconnectivity across the whole Internet. I understand that you may not wish to be participating for what ever reason but for the purposes of finding out relative information then this is something that would be possible to do as a website administrative entity.

[@techpique]

So now we need a search engine who protects the interest of publishers.

[@gregfinn]

LFG!! 🙏 Thanks!

[@BarrySchwartz]

Good job!

[@mordyoberstein]

I am so scared right now

[@BarrySchwartz]

@@mordyoberstein @gregfinn made me...

[@debasishpaul7260]

Very effective and helpful episode. A lot of thanks dear Barry

[@BarrySchwartz]

good to know!

[@Alireza_Naji]

thanks for info Barry. very helpful

[@BarrySchwartz]

great

[@EdoDijkgraaf]

Let's hope the EU gives Google a big fine for theft. With all the bad ads Google (including KZbin) is showing at the moment, it might be a good idea to promote Bing and DuckDuckGo a bit more.

[@BarrySchwartz]

We will see.

[@nick90000]

I wonder if Google will penalize the sites opting out?

[@BarrySchwartz]

Can't imagine they would do that.

[@nick90000]

@@BarrySchwartz 🤞

[@MartinaMcKeough]

As they has got rid of all my traffic anyway that doesn't bother me!

[@BarrySchwartz]

@@MartinaMcKeough right.... :(

[@AndySimpson1969]

Barry, you're so serious, relax.... funny 😁

[@BarrySchwartz]

but Google is hijacking my content! 🤕

[@ilovechoclates_]

Barry is officially a KZbinr now lol

[@BarrySchwartz]

LOL - I've been on KZbin for almost 20 years but this is what it takes to become a KZbinr!

[@ilovechoclates_]

@@BarrySchwartz Well, you gotta be sensational to be a KZbinr lol. They are a very special breed. Btw you should sell your course on how to do KZbin from your 20 year experience lol

[@teddyb4168]

Where is the link for opt out?

[@BarrySchwartz]

it is the first link that says "opt out" in the Search Engine Roundtable story linked to in the description

[@BlueYouTube-go7bw]

They have hijacked my phone I can't get no text messages or phone calls notifications wanting me to link everything up to Google email.. So it's becoming a lot worse than people think.. That's what I was trying to figure out how to disable when I came across your video.. As well since they have done this my phone has blown up with unknown numbers but my phone isn't ringing.. It's like they have publicized my flipping phone number... But it's saying I have to link it up to Google to actually open up my message boxes... To even make a phone call it says I have to link it up to Google's email... Which I am refusing!!

[@BarrySchwartz]

eeek

[@popothebright]

How do they have access to your website? This makes no sense.

[@dynamismoflife532]

Hi Barry, what if in coming years search engins directly pay content creators to train AI models with latest and variaty of content and gradually SIDELINE informative website businesses? The New form of search without info websites... Whats your honest opinion

[@BarrySchwartz]

OpenAI is doing that with some publishers but Google not so much and that is likely only for large publishers, not smaller players like us.

[@LisaSicard]

@@BarrySchwartz I'm seeing traffic from AI sites - I assumed it's a good thing?

[@BarrySchwartz]

@ traffic is good

[@LisaSicard]

@@BarrySchwartz I don't like to assume but glad in the right direction.

[@gaganghotra]

😮😮

[@BarrySchwartz]

Too dramatic?

[@gaganghotra]

What about your revenue? What about your content? 😁

[@BarrySchwartz]

@@gaganghotra lol

[@NationalTidende]

😮

[@BarrySchwartz]

pretty insane - going on since late November

[@NationalTidende]

@BarrySchwartz and they say dont be evil 😂

[@BarrySchwartz]

@@NationalTidende yes they do

[@NationalTidende]

@@BarrySchwartz you have a opinion un til the dollars are big enough 😂

[@Bemolos]

Now this is bad come on google do better😊😊

[@BarrySchwartz]

better