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Why? The image is visible in the search results. You search for images, you see images. What requires a signup is the Pinterest-specific content associated with the image.


[EDIT: nvm]


> Pinterest needs to be removed from Google IMO. They clutter the images results and do not allow users to obtain what they search for.

Sounds like they are to me.

It's not explicitly stated either way, but when people talk about "image results" it seems safe to assume they are taking about Google Image Search.


When I do a Google Image search, and click the thumbnail which shows me the Google image card, and I click the "visit" link I expect to be taken to a page with the image on it.

With Pinterest results this sometimes happens: https://imgur.com/a/ktyNG

But not always: https://imgur.com/a/RrjJG

Notice how in the second link Pinterest is asking me to log in, even though I am clearly already logged in.




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