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Does anyone else remember 10 years ago when Google would penalize sites for serving different content to GoogleBot than to normal users? Those were the days.
by ForkMeOnTinder 3y ago
Does anyone else remember 10 years ago when Google would penalize sites for serving different content to GoogleBot than to normal users? Those were the days.
- omoikane 3y ago> Google would penalize sites for serving different content to GoogleBot than to normal users Listed under spam policies: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/essentials/spam-policies#cloaking https://developers.google.com/search/docs/essentials/spam-po... "Cloaking refers to the practice of presenting different content to users and search engines with the intent to manipulate search rankings and mislead users" The top of the pages says sites that violate the policies may "rank lower or not appear in results at all".
- muttled 3y agoIt's infuriating when you see part of your desired information in the search results and then open the page to find a paywall. IIRC ExpertsExchange were doing that for a long enough time that it was obvious the policy was not enforced. At least not evenly.