{"id":837,"date":"2022-02-23T14:03:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T14:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordsofworth.org\/ca\/?p=837"},"modified":"2022-06-15T08:06:05","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T14:06:05","slug":"could-your-content-fall-foul-of-googles-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordsofworth.org\/ca\/blog\/could-your-content-fall-foul-of-googles-policies","title":{"rendered":"Could your content fall foul of Google\u2019s policies?"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p>Around this time last year, Google issued a statement threatening to come down hard on misleading and inappropriate<!--more--> content. Then, seemingly, not a lot happened.<\/p>\n<p>However, the last month or so has seen many Google News and Google Discover publishers struck by \u201cmanual actions\u201d. As per the name, this is when a person working for Google has decided a piece of content violates one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/news\/publisher-center\/answer\/6204050?hl=en&#038;ref_topic=9603441\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">10 policies<\/a> in place for News and Discover.<\/p>\n<p>Although avoiding subjects like hateful and deceptive content should be common sense, some reports suggest Google can be a little erratic in deciding what is and isn\u2019t appropriate. Also, while Google will tell you which policy or policies you\u2019ve violated, it won\u2019t be specific about how or why.<\/p>\n<p>If you get a manual action, you\u2019ll be prompted to address it and resubmit it to Google for review, but of course it\u2019s best to save yourself the trouble by offering high-quality, accurate content in the first place. 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