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Google stops letting sites like Forbes rule search for "Best CBD Gummies"

(arstechnica.com)
259 points pseudolus | 5 comments | 20 Nov 24 21:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.856s | source
1. kiru_io ◴[20 Nov 24 22:21 UTC] No.42198734[source]▶
Google should vibe out others as well. If I search now "Best CBD Gummies", the first few results are: vice.com independent.co.uk healthline.com observer.com

How is Forbes worse than any of those shallow comparison pages?

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2. glial ◴[20 Nov 24 22:25 UTC] No.42198760[source]▶
FWIW, Kagi is a little better but not much. First results are:

* cornbreadhemp.com * forbes.com * healthline.com

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3. al_borland ◴[20 Nov 24 22:55 UTC] No.42199006[source]▶
Kagi does let the user adjust the rankings of these sites if they don't want them coming up. While it would be nice to have this done proactively for the link farms, at least the user does have some control.

Forbes did make it on the blocked and lowered leaderboards.

https://kagi.com/stats?stat=leaderboard

4. vasco ◴[20 Nov 24 23:49 UTC] No.42199413[source]▶
Probably all ran by the same people too.
5. zappchance ◴[20 Nov 24 23:54 UTC] No.42199455[source]▶
DDG gives me:

forbes.com healthline.com medicalnewstoday.com fortune.com

But I usually use site:reddit.com in my searches anyway so it doesn't matter to my personal habits.