Google is getting worse as it loses its fight against search engine spam

It appears to be true: Search engines like Google are getting worse. 

These days, search engine results are filled with spam content, according to a new paper from a team of researchers in Germany. And it's making it harder for people to access helpful information online — the core function of the internet. 

The researchers searched for product reviews that "offer tests and purchase recommendations." They spent a year analyzing almost 7,400 of these queries on three search engines: Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo.