Clarifying the use of spam reports
Evidence
- Google Search Central · documentation · 2026-04-14 Clarifying the use of spam reports
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- First detected
- 2026-11-05
- Last seen in the source
- 2026-11-12
- Topic
- Search results and policies
- Status
- Documentation updated
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What: Clarified that Google may use spam report submissions to take manual action against violations.…
Clarifying the use of spam reports
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