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

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212 points pseudolus | 3 comments | 20 Nov 24 21:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
1. walterbell ◴[20 Nov 24 22:59 UTC] No.42199028[source]▶
September thread on Forbes Marketplace and "parasite SEO" (300 comments), https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41590466
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2. bhouston ◴[20 Nov 24 23:55 UTC] No.42199467[source]▶
Which is also CNN Underscored Money: https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/money. And also USA Today Blueprint: https://www.usatoday.com/money/blueprint/

Details here: https://larslofgren.com/cnn-usa-today-forbes-marketplace/

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3. walterbell ◴[21 Nov 24 00:41 UTC] No.42199820[source]▶
As others noted, this has been an issue for years. What prompted Google to act now, using a manual override that was supposedly not feasible in the era of algorithms? Did the viral articles by Lars provide ammunition for teams within Google?