Google is testing removing the site names from the search result snippets and just showing the site's URL at the top - title link - position of the snippet.
And I’m testing removing Google from my web search tools!
this post was submitted on 20 May 2025
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I actually don't hate it. It makes people be more aware of the actual URL they are visiting again like it used to be, could help with phishing.
As long as it's showing the true url, I like the change.
Why tho? At a wild guess, site names might hide fraudulent sites, but still seems odd.
Seeing both the site name and the web address being consistent is a green flag for me. Only seeing one or the other would be a downgrade.
Making the address more prominent would be a better way to focus the attention on the address.
Yeah, completely agree, I just can't think of any other remotely plausible reason for testing the change. Could just be change for the sake of change :/
Edit: maybe to combat title abuse, e.g. Change the website title to ">>> Click here for penis pills<<<" to get idiots to click?
Google has gone full on evil, so there must be something malicious behind it.
Maybe they want the businesses with abbreviated names to be clicked on less than spam sites that have full names.
The shit must infitafy
DDG 4 life
Same! I just haven't found a way to tell people to "DDG it" that flows as easy as "Google it." I've tried "Internet it" and so on... Any suggestions?
"Just duck it, duck everything."
duck duck go is somewhere between a lot of people waiting to be bought out and controlled opposition.... use SEARXng
Always a hater
I like it!
Put the focus on the URL, not the title!
Yeah, like that's gonna convince the normies to click on independant search results. This will make anything that's not Youtube, X or Bluesky not get as many clicks on search resualts I believe. Because now everything will look and feel more sketchy to the average internet user. Google really wants users to stay on Google.