Google has officially disabled its page annotations feature, which allowed the company to add links to users' content without their consent. This feature, available in the iOS Google app, extracted entities from web pages and highlighted them to redirect users to search results. Content owners expressed frustration over this intrusive approach, even as Google provided an opt-out option that many found ineffective due to delays. With its removal, users may feel a sense of relief as this controversial feature is no longer operational.
The Page Annotations feature, which allowed Google to insert links into users' content, has been disabled, sparking concerns among content owners about Google's intrusion.
Despite having the option to opt out of page annotations, many found the process cumbersome and too late to prevent Google from hijacking their content.
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