I wish Google would penalize websites with pay walls
I was under the impression they would (hidden content/different content for Googlebot).
Google Has Started Penalizing Mobile Websites with Intrusive Pop-Up Ads
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#12I guess as long as it's for "good" reasons.
edit: would any downvoters care to explain how google being able to arbitrarily dictate web content is a power they should have?
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#13You mean intrusive like the AMP header on every !@$! mobile page now that's not only annoying but breaks the standard UX?
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#14You mean intrusive like the AMP header on every !@$! mobile page now that's not only annoying but breaks the standard UX?
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#18What's about intrusive cookie warnings? (They are apparently mandatory in the European Union and Google made them part of the Adwords rules some time ago.)
"By contrast, here are some examples of techniques that, used responsibly, would not be affected by the new signal:
Interstitials that appear to be in response to a legal obligation, such as for cookie usage or for age verification."
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#19Why only "mobile websites"? I hate em just as much when I'm viewing on the desktop.
Edit: I am new to HN, why this was downvoted?
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#20You mean intrusive like the AMP header on every !@$! mobile page now that's not only annoying but breaks the standard UX?
On my iPhone 6s Safari AMP sites don't even work. I see the AMP header and everything below it is just blank. I always have to "Request Desktop Site" to even load the site.