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The SEO community tried to game the shit out of the blacklist feature. People with 1000 fake accounts were charging to blacklist a specific domain. Because so
by skoskie 6y ago
The SEO community tried to game the shit out of the blacklist feature.
People with 1000 fake accounts were charging to blacklist a specific domain. Because so few actual search users made use of the feature, it didn’t take many accounts to impact search rank. So that feature had a short lifespan.
- jeromegv 6y agoBut you can still do it with search operators? It’s just more inconvenient but the feature is still there. Doubt that was why
- aflag 6y agoBesides that, they can just stop using the blacklist as a signal for their results, but keep the feature.
- mitchdoogle 6y agoI don't understand what you mean. The blacklist feature was for an individual to avoid sites they didn't want to see. It wouldn't affect page rank, so what would be the advantage of paying someone to blacklist it in their own settings?