Freelancers get smacked by Google's 'spam' crackdown as media outlets scrub bylines and cut ties

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Google's crackdown on spam has cut some publishers' traffic.
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Publishers like Dotdash Meredith and Forbes are taking big steps to counter a Google crackdown.
Google targeted what it considered spammy content, which impacted many product-review…

This story appeared on businessinsider.com, 2025-03-20 16:18:42.
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