• ftmpch@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    You could have outdated information on some forgotten page, or contradictory details across different sections […] If you allow user-generated content anywhere on your site (like forum posts or comments), someone could post fake support contact info,

    None of those things would be Google’s fault, would they?

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      3 months ago

      Google had the ability to cleanup the data they present, but I read that they stripped out quality checking, because they realized that people spend more time searching (and looking at their ads) when the results are shittier.