Google posted one of its Google SEO office hours. This was posted today and was recorded in January after news of Google’s layoffs. One of the questions was about whether or not we should be concerned about spam from porn sites and whether they can harm porn sites. Ranking in Google Search.
In short, Google’s Lizzi Sassman said otherwise. “Google systems are getting better at determining if a link is spam, so this shouldn’t be a high priority,” she said.
This is similar to what Google’s John Mueller said in 2016. Of course, the question here is that you know the link is spam and comes from an adult site. The previous question was that the link was from an adult site and not necessarily spam.
At 5:20 in the video, a question was asked and answered.
Here is the transcript:
Do spam links from porn sites hurt rankings?
Question from Anonymous. Over the past month, I’ve seen a lot of spammy backlinks from porn websites linking to our site using the Google Search Console Links Tool. we don’t want these Is this bad for my rankings? What should I do?
Google’s systems are getting better at determining if a link is spam, so this shouldn’t be too much of a priority. However, if you have concerns or have taken manual action, you can use Search Console’s disavow tool. You will need to create a list of spam links and upload it to the tool. For step-by-step instructions on how to do this, search for disavows in Search Console.
Later in the video, I have a question about general link disavows. Over the years Google has downplayed the importance of denial, but since it’s relevant to this question, here’s its transcript:
Will disavowing links increase my site’s rank?
John: Jimmy, will disavowing spam links to my website help you recover from algorithmic penalties?
First, evaluate whether your site actually created these spam links. It’s common for sites to contain random, bizarre links, but Google has many practices for ignoring them. On the other hand, if you’ve actively created serious spam links yourself, it makes sense to clean them up. If you can’t remove the source link, the disavow tool can help. That said, while this won’t position your site the way it used to be, it will help the algorithm realize that you can trust the site again and give it a chance to work from there. There is no magic trick to make a site pop up with . I really have to work, like I did from the beginning.
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