How Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds (2023)

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Google removed the RSS button from Chrome without notice, discouraging user adoption.
Google acquired FeedBurner, then shut down its APIs and removed key services like email subscriptions, breaking RSS feeds for many users.
Google killed Google Reader in 2013, claiming low usage, which led many users to abandon RSS entirely.
Google removed RSS feeds from Google Alerts in 2013, only reinstating after backlash, but damage was done.
Google removed its RSS browser extension (then reinstated it claiming it was a mistake), eroding user trust.
Google deprecated and later shut down RSS integration in Google News in 2017, forcing users to find alternatives.
Despite announcing RSS support for Chrome in 2021, no official launch has occurred, highlighting a pattern of neglect.

The author apologized for sending about 10 empty posts to their RSS subscribers.
The issue has been fixed, but RSS readers may cache the empty posts indefinitely.
The workaround for the author's client was to delete and re-add their page, losing read state.

出版商历来高度依赖谷歌搜索获取流量和收入，但如今一些出版商正在考虑屏蔽谷歌的爬虫，以防止其内容在未经补偿的情况下被用于人工智能训练。
Cloudflare宣布默认设置将屏蔽广告支持页面上的“多用途爬虫”，主要针对谷歌，迫使出版商在允许AI抓取和失去搜索可见性之间做出选择。
谷歌提供Google Extended选项，允许出版商选择不参与AI训练而不影响搜索排名，但出版商对可能的处罚持怀疑态度，更倾向于技术解决方案而非信任谷歌的自主裁量。

The author apologized for sending about 10 empty posts to their RSS subscribers.
The issue has been fixed, but RSS readers may cache the empty posts indefinitely.
The workaround for the author's client was to delete and re-add their page, losing read state.

出版商历来高度依赖谷歌搜索获取流量和收入，但如今一些出版商正在考虑屏蔽谷歌的爬虫，以防止其内容在未经补偿的情况下被用于人工智能训练。
Cloudflare宣布默认设置将屏蔽广告支持页面上的“多用途爬虫”，主要针对谷歌，迫使出版商在允许AI抓取和失去搜索可见性之间做出选择。
谷歌提供Google Extended选项，允许出版商选择不参与AI训练而不影响搜索排名，但出版商对可能的处罚持怀疑态度，更倾向于技术解决方案而非信任谷歌的自主裁量。

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