Google Search Goes After Back Button Hijacking With New Spam Penalty
It's been a while since Google has come out with a new search spam policy and penalty to accompany it with and now we have a new one, "back button hijacking." Back button hijacking is something many of us were surprised Google didn't specifically disallow but now, Google said it is on the rise and it is adding it to the list - officially.
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This week we covered a new Google Search spam penalty for back button hijacking. Google also updated its spam report, it may now be used for manual actions. Google is aware of self-serving listicles and warns not to...
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Google Maps Blocked 292 Million Reviews & Removed 13 Million Fake Profiles
Google also released the annual Google Maps safety report saying blocked or removed over 292 million policy-violating reviews and removed over 13 million fake Business Profiles. Google also said it blocked 79 million inaccurate or unverified edits and placed posting restrictions on more than 783,000 policy-violating accounts.
Google Ads Removed 8.3 Billion Ads - Up Over 60% (Most Before Serving)
Google has released its annual Google Ads safety report and the big number that stands out to me is that Google removed 8.3 billion ads, which is up almost 63% from last year's number of 5.1 billion. Google did say that 99% of those were removed before serving the ad, thanks to Gemini.
Bing Tests Animated People Also Search For
Microsoft is testing animating the Bing "people also search for" boxes. Bing will run this animated outline around the boxes when it loads, to give it more attention to the searcher.
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