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The History of the Google Algorithm

ClearVoice

2012 – Pirate The aptly named Pirate update generated negative rankings for Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown requests. This means that it’s unclear how many DMCA violations trigger a negative ranking factor. If Penguin found artificial links, Google assigned a negative value to the site involved.

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How Poor Website Security Negatively Impacts SEO Rankings

Single Grain

A Harris Poll survey from March 2019 shows that 97% of participating Millennials get at least one out of six questions on website security wrong. Dive Deeper: 9 Effective SEO Techniques to Drive Organic Traffic in 2019. Dive Deeper: 7 SEO Hacks to Boost Your Ranking in 2019. Get A Free Consultation.

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