Google Reminds Publishers Not to Accept Bribes for Links by @MattGSouthern

In response to a controversial article published by The Outline, Google has reminded publications to refrain from accepting bribes for links. The article in question claims that major publications on the web, including New York Times, CNN, and TechCrunch, have accepted payments from companies in exchange for positive coverage. Several writers, who remain anonymous, admitted to The Outline that they accept money for links. Some have done so for years, and people within the industry are well aware this is going on. Bribing journalists for links is becoming so common that it’s now the new norm, which makes it challenging […]The post Google Reminds Publishers Not to Accept Bribes for Links by @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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