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When Google recognizes rel=nofollow on a hyperlink, the target link receives no positive ranking credit from that link.
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Related claims
- CONTRADICTS_ASSERTIONFrom September 2019, nofollow, sponsored, and ugc link attributes were described as hints about which links Google may consider or exclude for ranking.Supported
- CONTRADICTS_ASSERTIONFrom September 2019, nofollow, sponsored, and ugc link attributes were described as hints about which links Google may consider or exclude for ranking.Supported
- SUPERSEDES_WORDINGFrom September 2019, nofollow, sponsored, and ugc link attributes were described as hints about which links Google may consider or exclude for ranking.Supported
Release: seo-geo-product-v0.3 · Phase Two freeze: P2-CORE300-FINAL-v1.0 · Generated: 2026-08-23T08:01:40Z