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Yes, you must show a Google user the same page that the Googlebot sees or you risk being de-indexed altogether (they've done it, with some pretty major sites, t
by downandout 12y ago
Yes, you must show a Google user the same page that the Googlebot sees or you risk being de-indexed altogether (they've done it, with some pretty major sites, to send a message). That's why if the click doesn't come from Google it's paywalled, but if it is from Google it isn't paywalled. The practice of showing a different page to users than to the Googlebot is called cloaking and Google hates it.
- gaius 12y agoGoogle's business strategy you see is to put their ads on other people's content.