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This used to be a feature of Google Search. It then moved from the Google Account to Chrome. I'm not sure if it still exists in the Chrome browser. It can be
by mulmen 5y ago
This used to be a feature of Google Search. It then moved from the Google Account to Chrome. I'm not sure if it still exists in the Chrome browser. It can be done with addons but of course that doesn't feed back to Google.
It does surprise me that Google wouldn't want to capture this signal. Maybe it is too susceptible to abuse?
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- beachy 5y agoIt surprises me too. Perhaps they are snow blind from having had something like it in the past and then removing it. But in the modern era, I feel that being able to use human signals like that - on top of the fancy algorithms - could well be a killer network effect for them.
- kevin_thibedeau 5y agoThe SEO dreck drives more ad impressions than real content. Why would they improve the results when they have a captive audience who won't switch to other search providers.
- dazc 5y ago> Maybe it is too susceptible to abuse? The incentive to block one's competitors from 10,000 different accounts is likely why they no longer offer this function?
- ansible 5y agoAt the end of the day, being able to detect bots (and the abuse from them) is key to maintaining, well, anything.