{"id":722103,"date":"2026-04-16T11:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-spam-reports-can-trigger-manual-actions-may-be-shared-with-site-owners\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T11:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T08:11:11","slug":"google-spam-reports-can-trigger-manual-actions-may-be-shared-with-site-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-spam-reports-can-trigger-manual-actions-may-be-shared-with-site-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"Google spam reports can trigger manual actions, may be shared with site owners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c1049b8e97\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c1049b8e97\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-spam-reports-can-trigger-manual-actions-may-be-shared-with-site-owners\/#Google_said_whatever_you_write_in_the_spam_report_will_be_shared_with_the_site_owner_to_provide_them_with_context_for_the_manual_action\" >Google said whatever you write in the spam report will be shared with the site owner to provide them with context for the manual action.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-spam-reports-can-trigger-manual-actions-may-be-shared-with-site-owners\/#Topics_on_this_page\" >Topics on this page<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Google_said_whatever_you_write_in_the_spam_report_will_be_shared_with_the_site_owner_to_provide_them_with_context_for_the_manual_action\"><\/span>Google said whatever you write in the spam report will be shared with the site owner to provide them with context for the manual action.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"bialty-container\">\n<p>Google may now use your search spam reports for manual actions, and the text in those reports may be sent \u201cverbatim\u201d to the site owner you report.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Google said. <\/strong>Google <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/updates#clarifying-the-use-of-spam-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> it has \u201cClarified that\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/help\/report-quality-issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google may use spam report submissions<\/a>\u00a0to take manual action against violations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new text <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/help\/report-quality-issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">says<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cRanking manipulation techniques that attempt to compromise the quality of Google\u2019s search results violate our spam policies and can negatively impact a site\u2019s ranking. Google may use your report to take manual action against violations. If we issue a manual action, we send whatever you write in the submission report verbatim to the site owner to help them understand the context of the manual action. We don\u2019t include any other identifying information when we notify the site owner; as long as you avoid including personal information in the open text field, the report remains anonymous.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Spam reports used for manual actions. <\/strong>Google framed this as a clarification \u2014 that it may use spam reports for manual actions. However, it seems to contradict Google\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seroundtable.com\/google-spam-reports-not-used-for-manual-actions-29726.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">earlier statements<\/a> that it doesn\u2019t use spam reports for manual actions. This feels like more than a clarification to me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your spam report text sent along. <\/strong>Google also said it may send the text you include in a spam report directly to the site owner. Google wrote:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cSend whatever you write in the submission report verbatim to the site owner to help them understand the context of the manual action. We don\u2019t include any other identifying information when we notify the site owner; as long as you avoid including personal information in the open text field, the report remains anonymous.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Google also warned that you should avoid including personal information or anything you don\u2019t want the site owner to see.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1654\" http: alt=\"Google Report Spam 1776201911 Scaled\" class=\"wp-image-474356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/04\/google-report-spam-1776201911-scaled.png.webp 2048w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/04\/google-report-spam-1776201911-768x620.png.webp 768w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/04\/google-report-spam-1776201911-1536x1241.png 1536w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/04\/google-report-spam-1776201911-scaled.png.webp\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1654\" src=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/04\/google-report-spam-1776201911-scaled.png.webp\" alt=\"Google Report Spam 1776201911 Scaled\" class=\"wp-image-474356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/04\/google-report-spam-1776201911-scaled.png.webp 2048w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/04\/google-report-spam-1776201911-768x620.png.webp 768w,https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/wp-content\/seloads\/2026\/04\/google-report-spam-1776201911-1536x1241.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Why we care. <\/strong>This <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to be a significant change from how Google previously handled spam reports. If you submit them, be aware of these changes and adjust your reports accordingly going forward.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ttd-topics-display\">\n<div class=\"ttd-topics-content\">\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Topics_on_this_page\"><\/span>Topics on this page<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"ttd-topics-links\">GoogleGoogle SearchGoogle TranslateOnline advertisingSearch engine optimization<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Technology<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/searchengineland.com\/google-spam-reports-can-now-be-used-for-manual-actions-474355\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google said whatever you write in the spam report will be shared with the site owner to provide them with context for the manual action. Google may now use your search spam reports for manual actions, and the text in those reports may be sent \u201cverbatim\u201d to the site owner you report. 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