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Re:An account is now required to read Reddit comment threads? by davidmurdoch on Friday December 13, 2019 @09:16AM (#21781692)
Google will figure the higher bounce rate of the page (the user quickly went back to the SERP) means it's not as relevant as they thought, so they'll move it down in the search rankings.
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Re:An account is now required to read Reddit comment threads? by foobiekr on Friday December 13, 2019 @11:31AM (#21783000)
The Pinterest issue has been there for 4+ years. When does Google figure it out?
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Re:An account is now required to read Reddit comment threads? by reroute1 on Friday December 13, 2019 @12:17PM (#21783418)
Maybe it's not an issue for everyone? Maybe the bounce rates on average aren't that bad and some people are spending lots of time there? It's possible, but I agree they aren't very user-friendly in search results for someone who doesn't have an account. I also avoid them.
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