‹ All documentation
Evidence reference
Search Engine Land reported former Googler Eric Lehman testifying in 2023 that Google was using clicks in rankings.
Under evaluationclm_019ff289-27f5-71d9-8c59-99aa91bbaaab
This is a stable reference page for one canonical claim in the Editory evidence base. It exists for traceability and citations; the curated documentation is the readable entry point.
Related claims
- CONTRADICTS_ASSERTIONSearch Engine Land reported that Illyes said direct use of click data in ranking would not make much sense because the data is noisy.Under evaluation
- CONTRADICTS_ASSERTIONThe association between observed user behavior and search-result quality can be tenuous, requiring substantial traffic while making individual examples difficult to interpret.Under evaluation
- NARROWSGoogle can use a strategy that predicts what users will click.Supported
- CONTRADICTS_ASSERTIONThe association between observed user behavior and search-result quality can be tenuous, requiring substantial traffic while making individual examples difficult to interpret.Under evaluation
- CONTRADICTS_ASSERTIONSearch Engine Land reported that Illyes said direct use of click data in ranking would not make much sense because the data is noisy.Under evaluation
Release: seo-geo-product-v0.3 · Phase Two freeze: P2-CORE300-FINAL-v1.0 · Generated: 2026-08-23T08:01:40Z