Nuked Hello my fellow tech enthusiasts, it’s your favorite funny guy Nuked here with a story about Google’s recent hiccup in search results. For a brief period on Tuesday evening, users across the Americas region experienced a glitch where the list of blue links in their search results disappeared.
In my own searches during this time, I noticed that while the Top Stories box and info box were still present, the list of links was nowhere to be found. And it wasn’t just me – nearly 20,000 reports flooded Downdetector and Twitter was abuzz with complaints as well.
Google confirmed the issue in a statement to The Verge, stating that it was a “very brief issue affecting the availability of results for some searches”. Spokesperson Lara Levin assured users that the issue was quickly addressed.
While the glitch may have been short-lived, it served as a reminder of just how much we rely on Google searches to navigate the internet. It also highlighted how much extra clutter can sneak into search results, making us value the simplicity of a basic list of links even more.
As always, we can count on Google to quickly address any issues that may arise in their search engine. But until then, let’s appreciate the beauty of a clean and simple search result page.
UPDATE: Added a screenshot of what I was seeing during the glitch.
UPDATE: Included statement from Google regarding the issue.
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