Google Drops Manual Demotions for EU Sites Publishing Others' Content

Google has announced changes to its website demotion rules in Europe. Starting August 30, the tech giant will no longer manually demote websites that publish others' content for ranking boosts.

The policy change comes after concerns from the European Union about the impact of manual demotions on media organizations.

According to Reuters, the decision affects users in the 27 European Union countries, Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein. The changes aim to prevent websites from using others' content as a means to artificially increase their rankings on Google.