This relates to Chrome, not to search. In regard to search, they have taken a new direction that I don't think is going to change any time soon. Some time in the last 2 years, they started removing any thing that doesn't get significant natural traffic (ie: have a 30 year old user manual for something odd that people only search for once in a while? -> removed). Last few months, I noticed that they will not index anything that seems broad (ie: if similar content exists, they won't index it regardless of your page authority).

Basically, they are turning search into Tiktok. If you try to make a search, you'll notice that now they give precedence to AI overview, Youtube, News stories, Maps, Products, etc. Anything but content.

tl;dr: content is dead in Google search.

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mx7zysuj4xew 15 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

What aggravates me is that somewhere at Google headquarters some asshole thinks he's a fucking genius for turning the web into nerfed walled garden

	▲	knollimar 10 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		KPI go up and pats on the back all around

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rbits 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> This relates to Chrome, not to search.

To me, it appears to relate to search

> Pages that are engaging in back button hijacking may be subject to manual spam actions or automated demotions, which can impact the site's performance in Google Search results.

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csomar 8 hours ago | parent [-]

Good point. Chrome has a “feature” where if your website is google-flagged, it’ll display a danger alert when visiting it. For some reason I confused that with this.

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mimsee 5 hours ago | parent [-]

If you're referring to Google Safe Browsing lists, all major browsers check agains the same list. I've managed to get mine listed there and immediately banned on all major browsers.

	▲	csomar 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Not only that but I think Google listens to "cyber security" companies lists and feed from them. My website got in some of these lists (https://www.virustotal.com/gui/url/a4c9f166d2468f5bbb503ec79...) and I had to go through like 6-7 of them to whitelist my domain again. Something about code and input triggered something in some of these list's filters that my website is hacking related.

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direwolf20 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Try Marginalia Search but be warned it doesn't index the entire web

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flexagoon an hour ago | parent [-]

Obligatory Kagi mention

	▲	mx7zysuj4xew 18 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Kagi costs money and isn't that great to begin with