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I wonder if there's a project like sponsorblock, for google search instead of youtube. Basically a centralized community-driven database that blacklists certain

• Nextgrid 5y ago
  It doesn't have to be community based. The search engine could be paid and employ actual people to sift through the garbage and vet domains/brands/etc before they are added to the index. The problem with Google is that their business model is to show you ads (either on their own website or third-party websites embedding Google ads/analytics) and not to provide you quality search results, therefore they have no incentive to combat even the most obvious SEO spam (see Pinterest & image search for an example).
  • not2b 5y ago
    That was the original Yahoo business model. It doesn't scale. You can't hire enough human beings to curate the entire web, and if you try to automate it, then the SEO spammers can game the automation.
    • Nextgrid 5y ago
      You can enforce penalties (bans for the entire brand/domain/etc) to deter gaming the system, which should take some pressure off the humans which can then focus on the top issues reported by end-users. It won't be perfect, but at least Pinterest wouldn't be polluting image search for years for example.
    • wyre 5y ago
      If TikTok has the ability to human moderators then I don’t understand how a search engine couldn’t get away with the same thing.