Yahoo!, AOL, OneSearch results favor parent company Verizon Media’s own websites

Discussion in 'All Other Search Engines' started by d12e, Mar 6, 2020.

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    I ran some tests to check if the search engines owned by Verizon Media — including Yahoo! Search, AOL Search, and OneSearch — consistently ranked other Verizon Media-owned websites — such as Engadget, TechCrunch, and HuffPost — higher in their search results. All three partner with Bing to deliver search results. The results are otherwise comparable to other Bing-powered search engines, except for re-ranking Verizon Media websites to the coveted top position.

    I thought people might be interested to read more and look at the data. The sample size isn’t huge, but the manipulation isn’t subtle either.
    https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/verizon-media-search.html
     
    d12e, Mar 6, 2020 IP
  2. FotoZone

    FotoZone Well-Known Member

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    Secure ?
     
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    JEET Notable Member

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    Google also prefers certain websites over others.
     
    JEET, Mar 11, 2020 IP
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    fencerstars Greenhorn

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    Google I believe also does. This is a great effort that you made, thanks!
     
    fencerstars, Mar 16, 2020 IP