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skunktech.bsky.social
Algorithmic penalties do not email you.

No manual action in Search Console. Rankings slide, impressions drop, and nobody in the business knows why.

That pattern needs a diagnostic before anyone touches the profile. #GooglePenalty #ManualAction
October 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM
skunktech.bsky.social
Two penalties, two problems.

A manual action is named in Search Console. An algorithmic hit just removes the traffic and says nothing.

SEO penalty recovery starts with diagnosis, not a disavow file. #SEORecovery #GooglePenalty #SEO
October 21, 2026 at 7:51 AM
inkofsaigon.bsky.social
Google doesn't demote AI content. It demotes pages with nothing new.

2 books + templates: SEO content that ranks, and traffic recovery.

#SEO #AIContent #GooglePenalty #CoreUpdate #SEORecovery #SEOWriting #AIOverviews #SEOTips #Blogging #Freelance

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Google doesn't demote AI content. It demotes pages with nothing new. 2 books + templates: SEO content that ranks, and traffic recovery. inkofsaigon.gumroad.com payhip.com/inkofsaigon #SEO #AIContent #GooglePenalty #CoreUpdate #SEORecovery #SEOWriting #AIOverviews #SEOTips #Blogging #Freelance
October 17, 2026 at 7:14 AM
inkofsaigon.bsky.social
Manual Action vs Algorithmic Drop: Was It Really a Google Penalty? #GooglePenalty #ManualAction #SearchConsole #SEORecovery #TrafficDrop #GoogleUpdate #AlgorithmUpdate #TechnicalSEO #SEOAudit #BloggingTips

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Check the Manual Actions report in Search Console first. A manual action needs every page fixed and a reconsideration request. An algorithmic drop has no request: improve the site, then wait months. Shop: https://inkofsaigon.gumroad.com/ Payhip: https://payhip.com/inkofsaigon #GooglePenalty #ManualAction #SearchConsole #SEORecovery #TrafficDrop #GoogleUpdate #AlgorithmUpdate #TechnicalSEO #SEOAudit #BloggingTips
October 17, 2026 at 7:37 AM
newisty.com
Cointelegraph seeks buyer after Google penalty wipes out most web traffic

https://newisty.com/blog/cointelegraph-seeks-buyer-after-google-penalty-wipes-out-most-web-traffic?utm_source=social&utm_campaign=crypto_news

#cointelegraph #cryptomedia #googlepenalty
Cointelegraph seeks buyer after Google penalty wipes out most web traffic https://newisty.com/blog/cointelegraph-seeks-buyer-after-google-penalty-wipes-out-most-web-traffic?utm_source=social&utm_camp
October 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
rustybrick.com
Google's @johnmu.com says Google does not penalize for old outbound links to a site that once hosted quality content and now changed ownership and hosts shady content www.seroundtable.com/google-old-s...

#google #seo #links #googleseo #googleinks #googlepenalty
August 31, 2026 at 7:01 PM
rustybrick.com
This Google AdSense setting may trigger the new back button hijacking search penalty (got statements from Google on this as well) www.seroundtable.com/google-adsen... via @glenngabe.bsky.social

#google #googleadsense #adsense #googlespam #seo #spam #googleseo #googlepenalty
April 29, 2026 at 11:41 AM
rustybrick.com
Google sends warning notices on the new back button hijacking search spam penalty to those sites that have them www.seroundtable.com/google-warni... via @glenngabe.bsky.social

#google #spam #penalty #search #browser #seo #googleseo #googlespam #googlepenalty
April 28, 2026 at 11:41 AM
rustybrick.com
Google updated the search ranking systems page, the removal-based demotion systems section to say "significant volume" vs "high volume" www.seroundtable.com/google-remov...

#google #googleseo #googlealgorithmupdate #googlepenalty
June 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
rustybrick.com
Google expands its site reputation abuse manual actions next steps/actions documentation - you should not block that content with your robots.txt file www.seroundtable.com/google-expan... via @glenngabe.bsky.social
#google #googlesitereputationabuse #googleseo #googlemanualaction #googlepenalty
March 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
rustybrick.com
Google expands manual actions and enforcement of the site reputation abuse policy to the German market www.seroundtable.com/google-expan... via @SEO_Suedwest @LauraChiocciora @glenngabe.bsky.social

#google #googlemanualaction #googlepenalty #googlesitereputationabuse #seo #googleseo
January 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
rustybrick.com
Google can show pages with manual actions in the AI Overviews, despite being penalized and not showing in web search results www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-ov... via @lilyray.nyc first and then @glenngabe.bsky.social

#google #googleaioverviews #googlepenalty #googlemanualaction #spam
January 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
rustybrick.com
Google Ads to now disapprove ads that go to pages with Google manual actions www.seroundtable.com/google-ads-m...

#googleads #ppc #google #googlemanualaction #googlepenalty #seo #ads
December 24, 2024 at 12:51 PM
rustybrick.com
Google's @johnmu.com on giving prior notice to a Google Search penalty (manual action vs algorithmic change???) www.seroundtable.com/google-prior...

#google #googleseo #googlemanualaction #googlepenalty #seo
November 29, 2024 at 12:21 PM
rustybrick.com
Looks like Google slapped Forbes Advisor with a manual action over the site reputation abuse policy www.seroundtable.com/google-hit-f... via @glenngabe.bsky.social and @LarsLofgren
#google #forbes #googlespam #googleseo #seo #googlesitereputationabuse #googlemanualaction #googlepenalty
September 30, 2024 at 11:21 AM
rustybrick.com
Google has sent out Google Discover policy violations over the past day or so - misleading content notice www.seroundtable.com/google-disco...
#google #googlemanualaction #googlepenalty #googlediscover #seo
August 28, 2024 at 11:41 AM
rustybrick.com
Google's site reputation abuse policy is not being enforced using algorithmic means yet, still only manual actions www.seroundtable.com/google-site-... via @searchliaison.bsky.social
#google #googlesitereputationabuse #googleseo #googlemanualaction #googlepenalty
May 24, 2024 at 11:51 AM
rustybrick.com
PSA: Google's site reputation abuse policy also applies to Google Discover www.seroundtable.com/site-reputat... via @gaganghotra and @searchliaison.bsky.social
#google #googlepenalty #googlespam #googleseo #googlediscover #googlesitereputationabuse #googlemanualaction
May 21, 2024 at 11:51 AM
rustybrick.com
Google will revisit the idea of making an automated action viewer in Google Search Console - to see if your site is negatively impacted by a search ranking system www.seroundtable.com/google-autom... via @searchliaison.bsky.social
#google #googlesearchconsole #googlepenalty #googlemanualaction
May 14, 2024 at 11:24 AM
rustybrick.com
Google has lifted some of the manual actions over site reputation abuse policy pretty quickly as @glenngabe.bsky.social documented - more at www.seroundtable.com/google-lifts...
#google #googlepenalty #googlemanualaction #googlesitereputationabuse #googleseo #seo
May 13, 2024 at 11:21 AM
rustybrick.com
Google began enforcing its new site reputation abuse policy on Monday night - sites like CNN, USA Today, Daily Mail, LA Times and others all hit www.seroundtable.com/google-enfor...
#google #seo #googleseo #googlepenalty #googlemanualaction
May 7, 2024 at 11:51 AM
rustybrick.com
A report from @glenngabe.bsky.social says that of the 1,000 sites he tracked that got hit by the Google manual actions about two weeks ago, none have recovered (this is not core updated related) www.seroundtable.com/march-pure-s...
#google #googlemanualaction #googlespam #googlepenalty #seo
March 21, 2024 at 11:21 AM
rustybrick.com
Google posted a detailed FAQ on pure spam manual action notices - check it out www.seroundtable.com/google-pure-...
#google #googlesearchconsole #googlemanualaction #googleseo #googlepenalty #seo
March 14, 2024 at 11:41 AM
rustybrick.com
Google's @delicioustoast.com said scrolljacking may cause rendering issues but there is no direct ranking impact for using those tactics www.seroundtable.com/google-seo-s...
#google #seo #googleseo #search #googlepenalty #scrolljacking
September 7, 2023 at 11:11 AM
rustybrick.com
Yep, Google can penalize or issue manual actions to any site, irrespective of the language it was written in www.seroundtable.com/google-manua...
#google #googleseo #penalty #googlepenalty #googlemanualaction #seo #spam
September 1, 2023 at 11:31 AM