Google has revamped its search help documentation with revised guidelines for sites with explicit content. The new document covers how SafeSearch works, how Google handles sites with sexually explicit content and numerous best practices on the topic.
Google also updated its ranking algorithms to target sites that host explicit videos but don’t allow Googlebot to fetch those videos. Google said these sites may see “a significant drop in ranking.”
What Google said. Google wrote they revamped its “documentation for sites with explicit content to make sure our guidance is up-to-date with Google Search policies and algorithmic protections. Among other updates, we introduced best practices for moderating content and eliminating CSAM and non-consensual content, expanded documentation for sharing video bytes, and added more guidance on what to do if your site is incorrectly flagged as explicit.”
Google added this was done to “better help site owners reach their target audience while respecting user preferences around explicit content and minimizing access to violative explicit content. Also, the troubleshooting section has been separated for more clarity. Finally, Google Search is updating the ranking algorithms to more strongly affect the sites that host explicit videos but don’t allow Googlebot to fetch those video files (these sites may experience a significant drop in ranking, especially in Video mode).”
The new guidelines. You can read the new guidelines over here and you can see it covers:
The new ranking algorithm. Google added in its documentation:
“If you don’t allow Google to fetch your video content files, Google can’t run automated protections against egregious violations such as CSAM. Content that can’t be fetched may pose a risk to our users, so Google may demote or filter such pages where the embedded video content is unavailable and our automated systems determine that the page may contain explicit content. Not allowing Googlebot to fetch your video files may significantly affect the ranking of your explicit pages on Google Search, and especially in Video mode.”
Why we care. If you host any explicit content and that content includes video content, you may want to ensure you review these new and updated guidelines.
You also want to make sure you are not blocking Googlebot from accessing the videos, because that can lead to a ranking penalty of sorts.
Google has revamped its search help documentation with revised guidelines for sites with explicit content. The new document covers how SafeSearch works, how Google handles sites with sexually explicit content and numerous best practices on the topic.
Google also updated its ranking algorithms to target sites that host explicit videos but don’t allow Googlebot to fetch those videos. Google said these sites may see “a significant drop in ranking.”
What Google said. Google wrote they revamped its “documentation for sites with explicit content to make sure our guidance is up-to-date with Google Search policies and algorithmic protections. Among other updates, we introduced best practices for moderating content and eliminating CSAM and non-consensual content, expanded documentation for sharing video bytes, and added more guidance on what to do if your site is incorrectly flagged as explicit.”
Google added this was done to “better help site owners reach their target audience while respecting user preferences around explicit content and minimizing access to violative explicit content. Also, the troubleshooting section has been separated for more clarity. Finally, Google Search is updating the ranking algorithms to more strongly affect the sites that host explicit videos but don’t allow Googlebot to fetch those video files (these sites may experience a significant drop in ranking, especially in Video mode).”
The new guidelines. You can read the new guidelines over here and you can see it covers:
The new ranking algorithm. Google added in its documentation:
“If you don’t allow Google to fetch your video content files, Google can’t run automated protections against egregious violations such as CSAM. Content that can’t be fetched may pose a risk to our users, so Google may demote or filter such pages where the embedded video content is unavailable and our automated systems determine that the page may contain explicit content. Not allowing Googlebot to fetch your video files may significantly affect the ranking of your explicit pages on Google Search, and especially in Video mode.”
Why we care. If you host any explicit content and that content includes video content, you may want to ensure you review these new and updated guidelines.
You also want to make sure you are not blocking Googlebot from accessing the videos, because that can lead to a ranking penalty of sorts.
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