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Re:DuckDuckGo “down-rank sites associated with Russian disin... by CWuestefeld on Thursday March 10, 2022 @12:56PM (#30630060)
The announcement makes me suspect that it's down-ranking results not for what they are, but who it's from. That is, penalizing results based on their being from a disfavored source.
Re:DuckDuckGo “down-rank sites associated with Russian disin... by shadowgovt on Thursday March 10, 2022 @03:28PM (#30632002)
That's been a valid approach ever since expertsexchange.com dropped off the radar. It's one of the many tools in the toolbox for dealing with SEO games.