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This has been fairly thoroughly debunked: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/webmasters/0YippLN0KoA;context-place=topicsearchin/webmasters/category

This has been fairly thoroughly debunked: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/webmasters/0YippLN0KoA;context-place=topicsearchin/webmasters/category$3Achit-chat%7Csort:relevance%7Cspell:false https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/webmasters/0Y...

leereeves 9y ago
If it's merely an SEO problem as that page suggests, why does WSWS rank so highly for "socialist news"?
quickben 9y ago
Of course, support.google.com opinion on this matter is entirely unbiased :P
- joatmon-snoo 9y ago
  Well, considering it's a support forum and none of the people who have answered are affiliated with Google, yeah, it's unbiased.
  - ue_ 9y ago
    I don't have any particular say on this issue in particular, but what about the fact that Google can silently remove replies without telling you (which gives the image of non-bias) and further that people may be biased in favour of Google without actually being affiliated with Google?
ma2rten 9y ago
They just pointed out a bunch of SEO problems with the site, that doesn't proof or disprove that they have been censored. Especially if their ranking only dropped on specific terms and it dropped suddenly.
edco 9y ago
>Stop this censorship! Stop undermining democracy! it's a private company they can do what they please.
rgbrenner 9y ago
Has it? it looks like someone posted the link, and a bunch of random people with no real information (who dont work at google) said "I dont believe it.."
immanuelcan 9y ago
A lot of sites have SEO issues, but this is not what caused the drop. It has effected a large number of left-wing sites (http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/08/02/pers-a02.html http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/08/02/pers-a02.html and http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/08/08/goog-a08.html http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/08/08/goog-a08.html). It also happened directly after Google's new search policy was implemented.

leereeves 9y ago

If it's merely an SEO problem as that page suggests, why does WSWS rank so highly for "socialist news"?

quickben 9y ago

Of course, support.google.com opinion on this matter is entirely unbiased :P

joatmon-snoo 9y ago
Well, considering it's a support forum and none of the people who have answered are affiliated with Google, yeah, it's unbiased.
- ue_ 9y ago
  I don't have any particular say on this issue in particular, but what about the fact that Google can silently remove replies without telling you (which gives the image of non-bias) and further that people may be biased in favour of Google without actually being affiliated with Google?

ma2rten 9y ago

They just pointed out a bunch of SEO problems with the site, that doesn't proof or disprove that they have been censored. Especially if their ranking only dropped on specific terms and it dropped suddenly.

edco 9y ago

>Stop this censorship! Stop undermining democracy! it's a private company they can do what they please.

rgbrenner 9y ago

Has it? it looks like someone posted the link, and a bunch of random people with no real information (who dont work at google) said "I dont believe it.."

immanuelcan 9y ago

A lot of sites have SEO issues, but this is not what caused the drop. It has effected a large number of left-wing sites (http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/08/02/pers-a02.html http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/08/02/pers-a02.html and http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/08/08/goog-a08.html http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/08/08/goog-a08.html). It also happened directly after Google's new search policy was implemented.