DiscoverTechStuffFaking a DMCA Takedown to Boost Search Rankings
Faking a DMCA Takedown to Boost Search Rankings

Faking a DMCA Takedown to Boost Search Rankings

Update: 2024-04-10
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Journalist Ernie Smith got an odd DMCA takedown notice for a picture he included in his tech newsletter. It turns out that the notice was a ploy to try and trick Smith into including a backlink to another site in an effort to boost that site's search rankings. What the what?

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Faking a DMCA Takedown to Boost Search Rankings

Faking a DMCA Takedown to Boost Search Rankings

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