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Re:How Google uses blacklists, algorithm tweaks and contract... by WalterGR on Friday November 15, 2019 @02:29PM (#21547944)
Via comparison to similar websites. It's an estimation.
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Re:How Google uses blacklists, algorithm tweaks and contract... by seminatl on Friday November 15, 2019 @02:46PM (#21548088)
Is it possible that the sites that outrank yours are preferred by search users?
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Re:How Google uses blacklists, algorithm tweaks and contract... by WalterGR on Friday November 15, 2019 @02:54PM (#21548152)
Sure. If the demotion were removed and my competitors got more traffic than my site, hey, that's great.

I don't expect special treatment. All I want is for the demotion to be removed so that I can compete with the rest of the web on a level playing field.

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