Google Admits Users Suffered From Reddit Blackout, Launches New Search Feature in Response
- Google executives acknowledged users were frustrated with having to add "Reddit" to find helpful information.
- Reddit's temporary subreddit closures disrupted Google's search engine and its users.
- Google employees pushed executives to improve search to provide more comprehensive answers.
- Google released "Perspectives" to show posts and videos from sites like Reddit, YouTube, and TikTok.
- The Reddit protest caused hundreds of subreddits to temporarily go private, affecting traffic.