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What are you on about? I have to link to external websites from mine? Lost the plot on this one.
by flappyeagle 3y ago
What are you on about? I have to link to external websites from mine? Lost the plot on this one.
- karaterobot 3y agoCan't tell if you're joking, but it seems pretty clear. If you are a news outlet, reporting on something written by someone else — for example, a government report, a scientific article, even a tweet — it makes sense to link to that external resource in the article. Yet, many websites refuse to do that, because it takes eyeballs away from the ads they're serving. I'd cite a reference supporting what I'm saying here, but I don't want you to stop reading my comment and go to a new page, just take my word for it.
- tester457 3y agoFacebook, Twitter, Elon etc have said external links rank more poorly in the algorithm. That is why facebook is rampant with people stealing others videos and reposting it on the platform.
- flappyeagle 3y agoThere is nothing wrong with this. They get to moderate what’s on their website. If I don’t want X on my website, I can downrank it. Doesn’t matter if that thing is “hate speech”, “porn”, “links to other websites”, “off-topic comments”