Are Google stealing contents from websites now?

mainceaft

mainceaft

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I know google calling it, featured snippets and it may there is way to block it by the webmaster(I didn't search for it)
But what google is doing, answering user query directly in the search page.
without letting the original source (website) any chance to be accessible by visitors?

This is one example of millions of search queries google just steal these website traffic for their advantages
 
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It is not new. Sue them if you think you have a chance.
 
krishnaverma said:
It is not new. Sue them if you think you have a chance.
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As webmasters we have right to block that feature, I still don't know if Google had option to disable it or not,
but obviously this utter steal their bot read that article and only view the answer on the search page,
this is not part of search engines jobs, showing grabbed contents on their own website pages.
 
mainceaft said:
As webmasters we have right to block that feature, I still don't know if Google had option to disable it or not,
but obviously this utter steal their bot read that article and only view the answer on the search page,
this is not part of search engines jobs, showing grabbed contents on their own website pages.
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The way I see they have good discussion with lawyers before introducing something fishy like this.
 
yeah, they've been doing it for a while now. That's why (well, not for this reason alone, but still) google needs to fall, but sadly, other scumbags will take their place, they'll grow big on our backs (just like google did) and then, once they get to the table of the rich, they'll start dumping on us and forgetting how they got there. Welcome to the "civilized" world that's been going on for millennia.

That's why I'm all for alien invasion, at least under aliens we all suffer, not just the little guys :D
 
What do you mean by
mainceaft said:
without letting the original source (website) any chance to be accessible by visitors?
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The website link is right there? I don't get it.
And is this new?
 
mainceaft said:
As webmasters we have right to block that feature, I still don't know if Google had option to disable it or not,
but obviously this utter steal their bot read that article and only view the answer on the search page,
this is not part of search engines jobs, showing grabbed contents on their own website pages.
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In fact you have the option. Use Robots.txt file and in the webmaster tool of Google, to opt out of the Google index completely and you are done.

But no one would really want to do that, because even you hate Google, it gives you free traffic occasionally, sure, it robbers all the time and a lot of unfair things, we have no choice but only adapt to its policies.

Admit it, you can't persuade every webmaster in this world to strike out and leave Google, its not possible, its human nature.

Update: someone posted that feature exist, URL is here: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/featured-snippets
 
terrycody said:
Update: someone posted that feature exist, URL is here: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/featured-snippets
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Thanks for the link i just did that, and I hope everyone doing it

Code: 
<meta name="googlebot" content="nosnippet">
<meta name="googlebot-news" content="nosnippet">
AliceInSEOLand said:
lol, wait till Apprentice Bard is rolled out.
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I know about Bard, and I don't expect from G doing anything less evil, but I'll fight it as long I had chance.
 
mainceaft said:
Thanks for the link i just did that, and I hope everyone doing it

Code: 
<meta name="googlebot" content="nosnippet">
<meta name="googlebot-news" content="nosnippet">

I know about Bard, and I don't expect from G doing anything less evil, but I'll fight it as long I had chance.
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No we are not doing that.
There is already source link there on the page from which google taken the answer.

The smart visitor not just stop with the results shown by the Google Snippet but he will visit the main source link to know what are the features of those 10, what's the different in them.
 
Its nothing new they have doing it for a while.
tazarbm said:
That's why I'm all for alien invasion, at least under aliens we all suffer, not just the little guys :D
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Hilarious.:D
 
Google trying to be smart these days. Fetching answers from the website and showing them in the SERPs along with a dozen product recommendations. Google wants to have it all :rolleyes:
 
This is nothing new, and with AI today it will become more apparent
 
mainceaft said:
I know google calling it, featured snippets and it may there is way to block it by the webmaster(I didn't search for it)
But what google is doing, answering user query directly in the search page.
without letting the original source (website) any chance to be accessible by visitors?
https://i.ibb.co/Wp3ffYg/Screenshot-2023-03-18-12-45-43.png
This is one example of millions of search queries google just steal these website traffic for their advantages
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Wait till he finds out what the bankers do with your money.
 
On the flip side, they allow you to outrank authority sites for specific searches
 
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