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X calls Google 'hacked' after Elon Musk reveals hoax, here's what happens when you type 'before: 2023'

X calls Google 'hacked' after Elon Musk reveals hoax, here's what happens when you type 'before: 2023'

Social media users have called Google a “hacked platform” after Elon Musk revealed an unusual feature. A screenshot of a “pro tip” someone was given, shared by Musk, that says: “If you have to do a Google search, use 'before:2023' at the beginning of the search string. You'll get a completely different (and IMO more usable) result.” The web is dead.

Google has been dubbed a “hacked platform” after Elon Musk revealed an unusual feature (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP file)(Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Another person wrote about this comment, “Someone recently posted a quick tip about adding 'before:2023' to Google web searches and I forgot who it was but wow what a big difference that makes. So thanks to whoever that was. It's getting rid of it.” From a lot of SEO driven by AI**.”

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Sharing the screenshots, Musk commented on the post, saying: “This is a real problem!”

“Platform at risk”

Many took to the comments section of the post to talk about the search engine, with one user saying: “It's time for Elon and 𝕏 to make their own search engine. Google's search engine is run by the FBI and the Democratic Party. “Make a search engine. We will use it! One user said, while another wrote: “What Google did with Gemini is what they've been doing with Google Search for years. They add a secondary DEI prompt layer that modifies the original query to make it more PC-friendly.” “The world will never be the same. We should record real history on the blockchain,” said one user. “I will continue not to use Google,” another wrote. Vulnerable platform.”

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“Google… also the enemy of the people!!!” One user said, while another wrote: “@elonmusk when are you going to launch a search engine? The world needs access to all information, not just propaganda.” One said: “We need to go back to the middle when things were normal and people had common sense.” Another wrote: “Oh wow. At first, Chat GPT seemed stuck in time. I wonder if there is any connection. Or maybe we're all dreaming now.