how does Google pick sites for manual penalty

[Md Sahid Mia]

No matter you use AI or human writer. You need to ensure original content in your writing.
If you use AI and add original content there shouldn't be any issue.

 

[l0cke]

I am just curious though.
My human written website was given a manual penalty for pure spam.
I wrote all the content my sef and didn't use AI.

I Posted a few screenshots on my progress( great ones indeed)

it would have been possible to figure out the site by googling my name.

So my question is how the fxxk the Google pick out my site for manual action

Was I snitched on, or do they have another way?

All responses are welcome

Google might have flagged your site for spam because of automated checks, reports from competitors, or user complaints, highlighting the importance of sticking to Google's rules and fixing any issues they point out

 

[phaneros]

Google might have flagged your site for spam because of automated checks, reports from competitors, or user complaints, highlighting the importance of sticking to Google's rules and fixing any issues they point out

In my day job, I head an operations team so I am big on checklists and SOPs. I have checklists to ensure that I am on the right side of Google. So my guess is either I was reported or the automated checks got it wrong. I looked at the reasons for the manual action and my site does not violate any single item.

 

[l0cke]

In my day job, I head an operations team so I am big on checklists and SOPs. I have checklists to ensure that I am on the right side of Google. So my guess is either I was reported or the automated checks got it wrong. I looked at the reasons for the manual action and my site does not violate any single item.

Even though you follow all the rules and have checklists and Google gave your site a penalty. It might be due to mistakes in their checks or someone reporting. If your site is legit, try appealing.