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What's that word for when search results are polluted by javascript frameworks named after the thing you're looking for because the creator thought it sounded cool?

Like 30 April at 15:24 | Open on merveilles.town

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Christian Lawson-Perfect

@neauoire context collapse?

30 April at 15:29 | Open on mathstodon.xyz

C.B.Leslie

@neauoire Javascript is more popular. That's what it's called.

30 April at 15:31 | Open on hachyderm.io

James Chip

@neauoire if anyone has a word for this, it will be the Germans.

30 April at 16:05 | Open on merveilles.town

Matt Mascarenhas

@neauoire Brandjacking? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandjacking

This is the first I've heard of the term, honestly, and I got there through my initial thought of "cybersquatting", which I don't think quite fits.

30 April at 16:20 | Open on mas.to

Triple

@neauoire Javaskriptsuchergebnisverschmutzung. My pleasure.

30 April at 16:33 | Open on typo.social

Kapunta

@neauoire doesn't happen too often but when it does, it sure is annoying

30 April at 17:13 | Open on merveilles.town

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar

@neauoire Namespace pollution

30 April at 17:15 | Open on social.tchncs.de

minikomi

@neauoire Flotsnpm

2 May at 8:41 | Open on merveilles.town

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