Google begins requiring JavaScript for Google Search | TechCrunch

[rcjordan]

Bullshit


https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/17/google-begins-requiring-javascript-for-google-search/

[ergophobe]

Mmmm... maybe it's bullshit, but it is also true that the best defense against bots tends to be proof-of-work, which has to be done client-side.

Not an issue for me now... but when I ran sites that were subject to spam, either comments or user accounts, POW methods were the only ones I ever found to be successful at stopping bots. So no Javascript, no joining or commenting.

[rcjordan]

Static pages are gone, and SEO checking tools don't seem to work anymore

JavaScript now mandatory for Google Search, Google confirms | TechSpot
https://www.techspot.com/news/106421-javascript-now-mandatory-google-search-google-confirms.html

[ergophobe]

Have you had a look? You can get the search box, but once you submit, it just gives you a page saying how to turn on JS. It's a radical step.

I can't think of any major site that takes that kind of "JS required" action

[rcjordan]

I hadn't seen it in action yet.