Google Image removes View Image button and Search by Image feature - All because of Getty Image

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Google has removed the View Image button and the Search by Image feature when viewing an individual image within Google Image Search. Google announced this change on Twitter, saying:

Today we’re launching some changes on Google Images to help connect users and useful websites. This will include removing the View Image button. The Visit button remains, so users can see images in the context of the webpages they’re on.

The Search by Image button is also being removed. Reverse image search *still works* through the way most people use it, from the search bar of Google Images.

This seems to be in direct response to the concession Google made with Getty Images a few days ago around helping reduce copyright infringement through the popular search engine.

Here is how the feature looked before the change:

Here is what it will look like when this fully rolls out:

Also, notice how the “copyright” disclaimer is more visible within the search results.

Here is Google’s tweet:


https://twitter.com/searchliaison/status/964226180776845312
Google SearchLiaison@searchliaison


Today we're launching some changes on Google Images to help connect users and useful websites. This will include removing the View Image button. The Visit button remains, so users can see images in the context of the webpages they're on.

2:53 AM - Feb 16, 2018

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Today we're launching some changes on Google Images to help connect users and useful websites. This will include removing the View Image button. The Visit button remains, so users can see images in the context of the webpages they're on. pic.twitter.com/n76KUj4ioD

https://twitter.com/searchliaison/status/964226183180070912
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The Search by Image button is also being removed. Reverse image search *still works* through the way most people use it, from the search bar of Google Images.

2:53 AM - Feb 16, 2018

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[Trilby]

That sucks.

 

[Fuck you jewish cunt]

Fuck you, google

 

[Dymentia]

this was literally the only reason why I ever used google images

i bet you that there is gonna be a surge in catfishing

 

[cunt bucket]

Well, now I'm salty about this

 

[NIGGO KILLA]

I bet the troons at google are behind this

 

[MerriedxReldnahc]

Well that's annoying. From an artfag perspective, being able to view the image itself and not having to deal with the website to save the image makes gathering reference images easier. I mean it's not like I've lost that ability entirely, but its an annoying extra step.

 

[dunbrine47]

Now how am I going to find out about peoples avatars now.

 

[Cosmos]

I'm irrationally angry about this. I swear to God every time a website rolls out an "update" or "new feature" it's objectively worse than the way things previously were.

This seems to be in direct response to the concession Google made with Getty Images a few days ago around helping reduce copyright infringement through the popular search engine.

Fuck off, Getty Images, don't you spam your watermark on every picture you have anyway?

 

[Rand /pol/]

This makes no sense from a Business point of view, it was the only reason I occasionally used Google.

 

[m0rnutz]

Fuck you, google

 

[Brit Crust]

I'm hoping for a massive backlash that would force Google to backtrack.

 

[usernames can change now!]

Suddenly, through absolutely no action of their own, Bing has a search engine better than Google (it already was for porn tbh)

 

[JE 765]

Firefox has an extension that will let you search by image, still. So there's that. Otherwise, fuck you (((Google))).

 

[SwanDive]

Getty Images is more to blame for twisting Google's arm into submission than Google is imo

 

[The Lawgiver]

"connect users and useful websites" by forcing you to go to a web page possibly riddled with malware to view a full-sized image.
Considering some of the weird stolen images/videos that show up with suspicious pages linked to them on google image search these days I can only hope the backlash is enough for them to remove this "helpful update".
However, knowing Google, They'll more than likely either ignore the complaints. Either that, or they'll delete the "hateful troll comments" en masse like they tend to do on youtube.

 

[DonaldJTrump]

now google sucks even more

 

[usernames can change now!]

Getty Images is more to blame for twisting Google's arm into submission than Google is imo

As if Google couldn't buy, sell, and repurchase Getty Images ten times over.

 

[8777BB5]

This is one of the stupidest things Google has done. Glad I use Yahoo

 

[WW 635]

You can still right click and open the image in a new tab