Did Wikipedia remove the word "" from the Conduit toolbar article?

Yes. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it "software developer of browser hijackers and an online platform that allows web publishers to create custom tool". Today it says "online platform that allowed web publishers to create custom toolbars". We saved the article's opening paragraph at 4 moments between 2015 and 2025, and the counts come from those saved copies.

When did the Conduit toolbar article stop using the word ""?

The word appeared 0 times in the opening at its peak in 2005. It is absent from today's opening, the part search engines quote and AI systems train on, checked against the live article on 2026-08-02.

How can I verify what Wikipedia's Conduit toolbar article used to say?

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What did Wikipedia remove from the Conduit toolbar article?

The opening as it read in 2015

Conduit is a software developer of browser hijackers and an online platform that allows web publishers to create custom toolbars, web apps, and mobile apps at no cost.¹ Conduit has approximately 260,000 registered publishers who have collectively created content downloaded by more than 250 million end users. Web apps and pieces of content developed through Conduit's platform can be distributed and exchanged online via the Conduit App Marketplace. Currently, 60 million users consume apps from the marketplace on a daily basis.² Conduit's toolbars have been described in online forums and news outlets as malware and are difficult to remove. It has both browser hijacking and rootkit capabilities. The company began to shift away from this part of its business in late 2013 when it spun off its toolbar division into Perion Network through a reverse merger .

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The opening as it stood in 2020

The Conduit toolbar was an online platform that allowed web publishers to create custom toolbars, web apps, and mobile apps at no cost. It was developed by Conduit Inc. but demerged to Perion Network . Conduit had approximately 260,000 registered publishers who have collectively created content downloaded by more than 250 million end users. Web apps and pieces of content developed through Conduit's platform can be distributed and exchanged online via the Conduit App Marketplace. Currently, 60 million users consume apps from the marketplace on a daily basis. Conduit's toolbars have been described in online forums and news outlets as malware and are difficult to remove. It has both browser hijacking and rootkit capabilities. Conduit began to shift away from this part of its business in late 2013 when it spun off its toolbar division into Perion Network through a reverse merger . After the deal, Conduit shareholders still owned 81% of Perion's existing shares, though both Perion and Conduit remain independent companies.

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

Online platform The Conduit toolbar was an online platform that allowed web publishers to create custom toolbars, web apps, and mobile apps at no cost. It was developed by Conduit Inc. but demerged to Perion Network . Conduit had approximately 260,000 registered publishers who have collectively created content downloaded by more than 250 million end users. Web apps and pieces of content developed through Conduit's platform can be distributed and exchanged online via the Conduit App Marketplace. As of 2010, 60 million users consumed apps from the marketplace on a daily basis. Conduit's toolbars have been described in online forums and news outlets as malware and are difficult to remove. It has both browser hijacking and rootkit capabilities. Conduit began to shift away from this part of its business in late 2013 when it spun off its toolbar division into Perion Network through a reverse merger . After the deal, Conduit shareholders still owned 81% of Perion's existing shares, though both Perion and Conduit remain independent companies.

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The opening as it stood in 2025

Online platform The Conduit toolbar was an online platform that allowed web publishers to create custom toolbars , web apps, and mobile apps at no cost. It was developed by Conduit Inc. but demerged to Perion Network . Conduit had approximately 260,000 registered publishers who have collectively created content downloaded by more than 250 million end users. Web apps and pieces of content developed through Conduit's platform can be distributed and exchanged online via the Conduit App Marketplace. As of 2010, 60 million users consumed apps from the marketplace on a daily basis. Conduit's toolbars have been described in online forums and news outlets as malware and are difficult to remove. It has both browser hijacking and rootkit capabilities. Conduit began to shift away from this part of its business in late 2013 when it spun off its toolbar division into Perion Network through a reverse merger . After the deal, Conduit shareholders still owned 81% of Perion's existing shares, though both Perion and Conduit remain independent companies. Kaspersky Labs support pages , 19 December 2013.

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