The Internet's Top Tech Publications Lost 58% of Their Google Traffic Since 2024

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ND	The Internet's Top Tech Publications Lost 58% of Their Google Traffic Since 2024 (growtika.com)
	226 points by Growtika 1 days ago \| 167 comments on HN ~lite vlite-2.0

Summary ~lite

Article analyzes 58% Google traffic loss for top tech publications since 2024.

Lite evaluation by llama-4-scout-wai-psq · editorial channel only · no per-section breakdown available

Longitudinal 348 HN snapshots · 108 evals

Audit Trail 128 entries

2026-03-05 06:08	eval_success	PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=-0.040 (3 dims)	- -
2026-03-05 06:08	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: -0.04 (Neutral)
2026-03-05 06:00	eval_success	PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=-0.400 (3 dims)	- -
2026-03-05 06:00	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: -0.40 (Moderate negative)
2026-03-04 19:52	model_divergence	Cross-model spread 0.38 exceeds threshold (2 models)	- -
2026-03-04 19:52	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.04)	- -
2026-03-04 19:52	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.04 (Neutral) +0.67
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 19:36	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Moderate negative (-0.42)	- -
2026-03-04 19:36	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.42 (Moderate negative) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 19:36	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 0W 1R	- -
2026-03-04 19:06	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Strong negative (-0.71)	- -
2026-03-04 19:06	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.71 (Strong negative) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 18:28	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Moderate negative (-0.42)	- -
2026-03-04 18:28	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.42 (Moderate negative) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 18:28	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 0W 1R	- -
2026-03-04 18:23	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Moderate negative (-0.42)	- -
2026-03-04 18:23	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.42 (Moderate negative) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 18:23	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 0W 1R	- -
2026-03-04 18:05	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Strong negative (-0.71)	- -
2026-03-04 18:05	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.71 (Strong negative) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 16:57	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Moderate negative (-0.42)	- -
2026-03-04 16:57	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.42 (Moderate negative) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 16:57	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 0W 1R	- -
2026-03-04 16:38	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Strong negative (-0.71)	- -
2026-03-04 16:38	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.71 (Strong negative) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 16:10	credit_exhausted	Credit balance too low, pausing provider for 30 min	- -
2026-03-04 16:09	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Moderate negative (-0.42)	- -
2026-03-04 16:09	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.42 (Moderate negative) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 16:09	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 0W 1R	- -
2026-03-04 15:56	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Strong negative (-0.71)	- -
2026-03-04 15:56	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.71 (Strong negative) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 15:28	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Moderate negative (-0.42)	- -
2026-03-04 15:28	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.42 (Moderate negative) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 15:18	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.71 (Strong negative) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 14:49	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.42 (Moderate negative) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 14:38	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.71 (Strong negative) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 14:04	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.42 (Moderate negative) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 14:01	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.71 (Strong negative) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 13:25	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.42 (Moderate negative) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 13:23	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.71 (Strong negative) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 12:49	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.42 (Moderate negative) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 12:48	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.71 (Strong negative) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 12:08	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.71 (Strong negative) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 12:06	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.42 (Moderate negative) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 11:27	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.71 (Strong negative) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 11:22	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.71 (Strong negative) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 11:21	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.42 (Moderate negative) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 11:15	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.42 (Moderate negative) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 10:36	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.71 (Strong negative) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 10:33	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.42 (Moderate negative) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 10:05	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.71 (Strong negative) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 09:59	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.42 (Moderate negative) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 09:21	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.71 (Strong negative) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 09:16	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.42 (Moderate negative) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 08:45	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.71 (Strong negative) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 08:40	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.71 (Strong negative) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 08:31	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.42 (Moderate negative) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 08:06	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.71 (Strong negative) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 08:03	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.42 (Moderate negative) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 08:01	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.71 (Strong negative) -0.77
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 07:57	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.42 (Moderate negative) -0.44
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 07:21	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 07:17	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) -0.08
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 07:12	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 06:15	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 06:05	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 06:00	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) +0.08
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 05:40	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 05:16	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) -0.08
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 05:11	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 04:54	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 04:47	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 04:28	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 04:11	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 03:55	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 03:35	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 03:14	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 03:05	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 03:00	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 02:35	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 02:30	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 02:15	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 01:55	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 01:41	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 01:36	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 01:16	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 01:00	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 00:37	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-04 00:20	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-04 00:01	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 23:56	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 23:39	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-03 23:14	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 23:02	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-03 22:44	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 22:32	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-03 22:27	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-03 22:14	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 21:35	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-03 21:16	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 21:04	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-03 20:44	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 20:27	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-03 20:11	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 20:06	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) +0.08
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 19:53	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-03 19:20	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) -0.08
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 19:14	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) +0.08
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 19:11	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-03 18:29	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) -0.08
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 18:25	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-03 17:57	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) +0.08
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 17:55	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-03 17:50	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-03 17:17	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) -0.08
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 17:11	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-03 16:42	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 16:38	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-03 16:37	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) +0.08
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 15:57	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-03 15:55	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.02 (Neutral) -0.08
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 15:17	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-03 15:15	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 15:12	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-03 15:10	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive) 0.00
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 14:37	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency
2026-03-03 14:33	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.10 (Mild positive)
	reasoning The content discusses the impact of Google traffic changes on tech publications, with no explicit human rights discussio
2026-03-03 14:32	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.06 (Neutral)
	reasoning Tech blog post, neutral stance, low transparency

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