Ilandar@lemmy.today to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 month agoGoogle Maps ‘limited view’ now hides reviews, images for signed-out users9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1100arrow-down1external-linkGoogle Maps ‘limited view’ now hides reviews, images for signed-out users9to5google.comIlandar@lemmy.today to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square28fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarevatlark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoAre they trying to fight scrapers?
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 month agoFight scrapers, provide more targeted advertising, use this as a beginning to get people to make an account. Google doesn’t have an incentive to keep this information open without an account but several incentives to put it behind an account wall.
minus-squareAndrewZabar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoWhat’s odd is that for a very small portion of the users, this is incentive to actually logout! Less clutter? Yes please.
minus-squareTechnoCat@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoMaybe. Could also be trying to promote their AI because you can get the information through Gemini still.
Are they trying to fight scrapers?
Fight scrapers, provide more targeted advertising, use this as a beginning to get people to make an account.
Google doesn’t have an incentive to keep this information open without an account but several incentives to put it behind an account wall.
What’s odd is that for a very small portion of the users, this is incentive to actually logout! Less clutter? Yes please.
Maybe. Could also be trying to promote their AI because you can get the information through Gemini still.