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Re:CNET is deleting old articles to try to improve its Googl... by oneshtein on Thursday August 10, 2023 @06:23AM (#37074209)
It's just a URL rewrite rule for nginx proxy.
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Re:CNET is deleting old articles to try to improve its Googl... by SahAssar on Thursday August 10, 2023 @07:46AM (#37074896)
If you want all your canonical urls to be wrong and every navigation to include a redirect, sure.
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Re:CNET is deleting old articles to try to improve its Googl... by raxxorraxor on Thursday August 10, 2023 @09:47AM (#37076107)
Even if that measurably improves the ranking of your website, it still would be a bullshit job. Also cries for side effects, especially on the web.
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