Google has something new again: Warning

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Google Chrome has a new extension called

"Suspicious Site Reporter"

and flags all sites that they believe are suspicious.

It must lead to a "safer internet".

The flag changes color the moment something strange is going on, according to Google.

  • Green is okay
  • Orange is suspicious
  • Red is Hooo Nooo!

You can send info to Google from sites you believe they are not safe, and send screenshots too. Google says that they will warn visitors when an URL is changed, or when there might be phishing pratices on a website. That's not wrong, I think... but sensitive for frauduleus actions

But Google goes one step further

From now on, with every user of this extension in the browser, all websites are flagged orange via this extension if the website is not one of the

5000 most visited websites

Are we all colored for this moment!

I have activated this extension and removed it again, you can do so too and report this extension as abuse!



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Thank you!

You're most welcome :)

To me, it's no surprise why Google has to do that. Many suspicious sites have been appearing everywhere on the internet. As a leading search engine, certainly, Google has to do something to control that.

Which is why I have been encouraging people here on Wealthy Affiliate to write longer posts and more comprehensive ones to REALLY give NOTHING BUT HIGH-QUALITY content!

Still, others are trying. Some are doubting. But I will continue to encourage them to do so.

To keep safe, remember these:

1. Write at least 2,000 words.
2. Link only authority sites.
3. Write comprehensive articles on your website.
4. Don't stuff your website with keywords.
5. Be authentic by humanizing your brand via email marketing and social media marketing.
6. Build connections and introduce your brand.
7. Deliver your offers to your customers in the most authentic way possible. (use the #1 secret sauce to effective content).

If you have questions about my suggestions, feel free to send me a private message. I'll be delighted to help you out. :)

Mecyll

Good advice overall, but I really think you are discounting the other significant reasons for Google's decision.

But still, it all boils down to how you fill content in your website. It's not about the SEO anymore. I've been writing online for 5 years now and I have seen how Google algorithm evolved. My writing, too, is tested over time. So, I am not really surprised why this is happening.

Interesting, because there is a lot of training about SEO techniques on this site! Basically you are saying (in a nice way) that this training is a waste of time!

What I am saying not only about HOW it is written, but WHAT is written. All the content filling techniques won't mean anything if Google censors or bans you.

So I have to disagree.

Neither you nor I are surprised; we just have different ideas on the lack of surprise for each of us :)

That is good advice, but will not bring your site into the top 5000 level

Good Day, Loes.

Thanks for the heads-up.

Big Brother will soon be choosing our niche AND
breakfast cereal.

George, as in Orwell

When they see the opportunity to arrange that, sure!

Wow the big 'G' sure know how to screw you over! surely people will get to know that most sites are orange and just be weary of the red?

It still puts a temporary hurting on the little guy just starting out.

Top 5000 out of how many millions I wonder in total of the websites on the planet internet.
Whats that as percentage 0.05% or similar I would guess.
Paul

Billions Paul, almost every site will receive an orange flag when people get this extension, well, that will decrease the importance of it...

open to people who who want to deliberately abuse the system. Google just causing more chaos without thinking, it all about the control, once again.

When every website gets this flag, we will get used to it and it will be overlooked by everyone and will lose its value

This is also about Google trying to control content and user choices as if people can't make up their own minds...

If you are one of the top 5000 and they don't like your content, as you say, 'according to google,' politically (or otherwise), they can still flag it as suspicious!

I basically refuse to use Facebook and Twitter because they try to censor viewpoints they don't agree with. Add Pinterest as of late, too.

Yes, I know these are top WA sites for affiliate marketing approaches. It's a conundrum but alternatives are out there.

And yes, big tech can decide on how to flag their content, but this is already sparking competition as there is too much demand from people who don't want these guys telling us what we can or what we should be looking at (else threaten us with blacklisting, on top of that, very nice, Facebook).

Agreed, I think this is their way of supporting their views. Think about all the Fake News that's going to pollute the first few pages of Google.

yeah, but as you can tell I glossed over the 'P........ P....' part as this can get you suspended here at WA if it starts getting discussed along those lines ;)

You are so right, they refused to add links from my .siterubix.com lately, what the heck! It was in the past only for my.wealthyaffiliate links.

Oh no, more Google stupidness thanks for the info, maybe I should just stop caring at all...

Works for me Try it.

Haha just might do thanks 😋

They do what they want anyway

Sorry Loes,

Could you explain this in more detail? From what I read here... You have to have an "extension" to be in the green...

What extension, and, where did you pick up this news if you don't mind me asking?

Best Regards,

Stella

No, people who have this extension get warnings, the only way to stay in the green is to become an authority and be one of the top 5000 visited websites
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/suspicious-site-reporter/jknemblkbdhdcpllfgbfekkdciegfboi/related

only 5000 websites are green? There is no hope......

Yeb, no hope, but I believe there will be a lot of protests, even WA isn't in this top 5000, and also the best websites with an .nl will be flagged. So Google has to back down

There is hope. There is always hope :) Google is making a bad business decision, which will spark meaningful competition.

Good to hear!

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