Google Will Turn Off is one of the fastest-rising stories on Reddit right now. Over roughly 5 hours, 5 threads about it surfaced across 4 subreddits, most of the conversation happening in r/technology, r/nottheonion and r/news. Combined, those threads hold roughly 16.4K upvotes and 2.1K comments so far.
What the sources report
Here is how the outlets linked in these threads describe what happened, word for word.
- NBC News: Google to shut off search for schools that opt out of AI
The company said AI-enabled products would be shut off by default for schools, which would also cut off their access to Google Search.
Where Reddit is talking about it
| Community | Threads | Upvotes | Comments | First thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r/technology | 2 | 6,975 | 782 | Nov 3, 15:15 UTC |
| r/nottheonion | 1 | 5,215 | 556 | Nov 3, 18:14 UTC |
| r/news | 1 | 3,885 | 522 | Nov 3, 20:07 UTC |
| r/singularity ↗ | 1 | 330 | 206 | Nov 3, 16:20 UTC |
The biggest threads
- Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I. (Gift Article)r/technology · 5,380 upvotes · 569 comments · Nov 3, 15:15 UTC · The New York Times
- Google to cut Search access for schools that completely block new AI toolsr/nottheonion · 5,215 upvotes · 556 comments · Nov 3, 18:14 UTC · fox29.com
- Google to shut off search for schools that opt-out of AIr/news · 3,885 upvotes · 522 comments · Nov 3, 20:07 UTC · NBC News
- Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I.r/technology · 1,595 upvotes · 213 comments · Nov 3, 17:38 UTC · seroundtable.com
- Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I.r/singularity · 330 upvotes · 206 comments · Nov 3, 16:20 UTC · The New York Times
Timeline on Reddit
- First thread we found, in r/technology: “Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I. (Gift Article)”
- The biggest thread so far is posted in r/technology (5,380 upvotes, 569 comments by our last count).
- The story reaches r/singularity ↗: “Google Will Turn Off Search for Schools That Reject A.I.”
- The story reaches r/nottheonion: “Google to cut Search access for schools that completely block new AI tools”
- The story reaches r/news: “Google to shut off search for schools that opt-out of AI”
How this page is made
SubMouse watches dozens of large, safe-for-work subreddits and Google's trending searches. When several communities start talking about the same event at the same time, we group those threads into one story and publish this page, then refresh it while the story keeps rising. The counts are ours; everything said about the event itself is quoted and credited to the post or outlet it comes from. Claims in Reddit posts are unverified unless an outlet confirms them. Upvote and comment counts come from Reddit's public data via the Arctic Shift archive and can lag. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. Not affiliated with Reddit.