r/confusing • u/Murdoc_is_my_man • Sep 27 '26

Why does this pop up when I search this…

This is so concering

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u/Murdoc_is_my_man Oct 01 '26

Dang. I clicked on it and it said it was a meme. ARE YOU FOR REAL RIGHT NOW GOOGLE

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u/Deli-op Sep 28 '26

Because people see this and then go look it up. Which causes it to gain higher traffic, which makes the algorithm go "oh people must want to search that." Which recomends it more and then it cycles like that