Google Goes on Defensive on Its Search Quality & Forum Results Statements
Recently, we covered some of Google's rationale for ranking forums like Reddit and Quora so well in the Discussion and Forums box for many queries. Just a few days ago, we covered how I was sad to see Google ranking some dangerous and potentially harmful forum threads for health-related queries.
Search Engine Roundtable 7:09 pm on April 15, 2024
Google's Danny Sullivan acknowledges concerns about forum and Reddit content appearing in search results for medical queries. He emphasizes that these issues have been passed along to the search team for improvement. Reddit isn't always prioritized over other forums, and Google's responses shouldn't be perceived as dismissive or dismissing the feedback received.
- Danny Sullivan acknowledges concerns about forum content in medical search queries.
- Google team is actively looking into improving automated systems based on this feedback.
- Reddit isn't always prioritized over other forums in search results.
- Feedback from users regarding search results has been passed along to the Google team.
- Google's responses should not be perceived as dismissive or dismissing user feedback.
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-defends-statements-search-quality-37226.html