Google Defends Parasite SEO Crackdown As EU Opens Investigation

November 17, 2025

Google Defends Parasite SEO Crackdown As EU Opens Investigation

Google has defended its enforcement of site reputation abuse policies after the European Commission announced an investigation into whether the company unfairly demotes news publishers in search results. The company published a blog post stating the investigation “is misguided and risks harming millions of European users” and that it “risks rewarding bad actors and degrading

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