Google Debunks Link Ranking Myth
TL;DR
Google's John Mueller stated on Twitter that removing content does not improve the ranking of the remaining content, contradicting Google's own documentation. He advised users to use the "noindex" tag for content they don't want indexed, but emphasized that removing content does not boost rankings. This contradicts previous instances where Google supported content removal for SEO purposes.
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