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> The physical censorship implemented by Google is so extensive that of the top 150 search terms that, as late as April 2017, connected the WSWS with readers, 1
by nebabyte 9y ago
> The physical censorship implemented by Google is so extensive that of the top 150 search terms that, as late as April 2017, connected the WSWS with readers, 145 no longer do so.
> These findings make clear that the decline in Google search traffic to the WSWS is not the result of some technical issue, but a deliberate policy of censorship.
...or that they have not been keeping up with their SEO, are getting edged out by AMP sites, tripped over some other google rule, etc...
- immanuelcan 9y agoThis is partially addressed here: http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/08/08/goog-a08.html http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/08/08/goog-a08.html and here http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/08/02/pers-a02.html http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/08/02/pers-a02.html The change has effected a broad array of left-wing websites, with different SEO methods. It has also happened directly after Google's new algorithm, which stated clearly what they were planning on doing.