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Publisher risk / traffic diversification

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News and informational publishers are exposed to declining Google traffic, fragmented discovery, AI, short-form video, podcasts, and dependence on Google Discover.

@@build_in_public · asserts

The internet could be collapsing. Google search traffic to news publishers is down 50% over only the last two years. Now news publishers are depending on the Google Discover feed, which is extremely risky. AI, short form video, and podcasts are primarily responsible for this major drop in Google search traffic. The news landscape has become extremely frag...

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The internet could be collapsing. Google search traffic to news publishers is down 50% over o...

@@build_in_public · 2025-12-27

The internet could be collapsing. Google search traffic to news publishers is down 50% over only the last two years. Now news publishers are depending on the Google Discover feed, which is extremely risky. AI, short form video, and podcasts are primarily responsible for this major drop in Google search traffic. The news landscape has become extremely frag...

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The internet could be collapsing. Google search traffic to news publishers is down 50% over only the last two years. Now news publishers are depending on the Google Discover feed, which is extremely risky. AI, short form video, and podcasts are primarily responsible for this major drop in Google search traffic. The news landscape has become extremely fragmented. Online publishers need to diversify revenue streams more than ever. Relying on ads and affiliates is very dangerous. Smart publishers are making tons of...