Google Pirate update
Google began rolling out the Pirate update in August 2012. Google did not publish a completion date for it.
| Type | Spam update nickname |
|---|---|
| What it was | Demoted sites with repeated copyright removal notices. |
| Affected systems | Ranking |
| Record | Compiled from the public record. Only the month is reliably established. The name was coined by the industry, not by Google. |
What a spam update is
A spam update targets violations of Google's spam policies — link schemes, scaled content abuse, site reputation abuse. Unlike a core update, there usually is something specific on an affected site to find and remove.
What to do when an update lands · How long Google updates take · Everything running on 1 Aug 2012
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