Show HN: Use "-f**k" to kill Google AI Overview https://ift.tt/aU0I2Jz

Show HN: Use "-f**k" to kill Google AI Overview Not sure this is the right way to post this, but I'm sure quite a few people are as frustrated as I am by the AI enshittification of Google search and would like to know this. I accidentally discovered in a fit of rage against Google Search that if you add an expletive to a search term, the SERP will avoid showing ads and also an AI overview. The good thing is that it works also with the "-" (minus) operator, so you can make sure the expletive is actually not included in the result pages. Try it yourself: search for a fairly generic query that gives you ads and AI overview, and add "-f*k" at the end, uncensored of course. Enjoy a much better search experience. It might be placebo, but it feels like the results are actually better sorted. Edit: edited to avoid HN pro-expletives filter :D September 1, 2025 at 02:24PM