• fiat_lux@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Google does measure bounce rate and preferences sites which don’t turn away users quickly, it’s a decent measure of search saliency. Whether the effect is significant or lasts long enough to bother Reddit’s accountants is another matter. It also may not be enough to affect their SEM bid multipliers by much or rankings in structured content sections.

    I suspect the extended protests hurt quite a lot more than they let on though.