Poisoned Google SERPs

armcat 16 points 3 comments October 13, 2026
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bigwheels

Is this the first time Google has engaged in this kind poisoning activity?

vgeek

Is it poisoned or are they simply taking more drastic steps to maximize their earnings per mille given that user behavior for many of their most lucrative terms is likely shifting towards LLM conversations? With less search diversity, there may be higher ad CTRs, plus higher organic search traffic/visibility will typically lead brands to spend more on paid clicks as the free clicks are correlated/subsidize the paid spend.

1vuio0pswjnm7

When I search "white label local seo" the first result is https://localrank.so/white-label-seo/ AFAICT this doesn't change, it will be the same next week I'm not using Javascript or "AI"

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