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Or they check by IP Address. They know the Google ones as they regularly crawl all of their site whereas the IP addresses of random HN users don't.
by aembleton 10y ago
Or they check by IP Address. They know the Google ones as they regularly crawl all of their site whereas the IP addresses of random HN users don't.
- detaro 10y agoThe workaround only exists because Google requires sites to serve users the same page as the crawlers, so if they do that Google should de-rank them or throw them out of the index.
- jrs235 10y agoI agree. But if they are in fact using some "temporary" paywall "technology" then it would be [more] difficult for google to know and/or catch them in the act. As someone else stated in these comments: "If you start an incognito window with a Google News search for the headline and can't access it, use the "Send Feedback" link at the bottom of the search page to let Google know."