"The web is not Google and only Google is not the web," the developer group is concerned about Google's AMP traffic monopoly

by: D

Since October 2015, Google is promoting the "Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP)" project aiming at speeding up the mobile Internet. However, unlike the original page, unlike the original page, unlike the original page, the AMP compliant page created for speeding up is under the Google domain and promotes monopolization of the web by the web, the developer group is in English, French, Spanish, Japanese We announced "AMP Letter on Google AMP" in four languages ​​of the language and expressed concern.

Letters on Google AMP
http://ampletter.org/


Developers acknowledge the AMP format itself, but Google, which already has billions of users, gathers more traffic within the Google domain by AMP and says, "Google is on all content platforms I am concerned about consolidating its position that "

In fact, Google preferentially displays AMP compliant pages over other content, so that AMP compliant pages are higher in news content than in other search results. Unlike the original page as mentioned above, the AMP compatible page is under the Google domain, so users unconsciously stay within the "Google Ecosystem".

byChristoph Meyer

Developers notified Google that AMP's goal is "improving the user experience on the web", it does not favor AMP in search results, it is thought that it is equivalent by neutral performance evaluation Proposal that the same treatment should be given to the pages to be treated.

Also, according to the specification of the current AMP compliant page, since users will see pages under the Google domain without being aware that "users are watching part of Google's content", it is clear that they are watching Google We requested that we would like to not display third party content on Google's page except when it is clearly understood.

Developers who say "applause applause" on the mechanism of AMP realizing high speed browsing itself, "The web should not be Google, not just Google"I am finishing off the letter with a strong word.