Google’s John Mueller said it’s easy to find a PBN (Private Blog Network) linking scheme, and “no one has to filter PBN” to Google for Google to know.
He said: “They are very obvious for the proper tools and basic scripts.”
John said this on Twitter, then added, “PBN is nothing unique, they are just link schemes like many years ago.” He said Google “will respond to link schemes with various algorithms and manual methods.” “John added,” We have a lot of exercises, many of which are fully automated. ”
Hi [@JohnMu ] If Pbn is leaked, will Google penalize that site or eliminate the effect of links? ¯\_(❛︣ ͜ʖ ❛᷅)_/¯
— Shahram Rahbari 🍏 (@ShahramOriginal) May 13, 2021
Usually nobody has to leak a PBN, they’re pretty obvious to the appropriate tools & basic scripts.
— 🍌 John 🍌 (@JohnMu) May 14, 2021
There’s nothing unique about PBNs, they’re just link schemes like others have been for many years. We respond to link schemes in a variety of algorithmic and manual ways. We have a lot of practice, and much of it is fully automated.
— 🍌 John 🍌 (@JohnMu) May 14, 2021
Over the years, Google has manually fined a large number of PBNs, but now it appears that most of them are automated and Google may not count links through PBN.
Source: Twitter