Bing Search Tests Hiding URLs In Search Result Snippets

Sep 4, 2023 - 7:41 am 0 by
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Bing is testing not displaying, hiding, the site's URL in the search result snippets. Google has been testing this on and off for years and flip-flopping with that. But now Bing is doing the same - testing removing the full URL in the search results.

This was spotted by both Frank Sandtmann and Shameem Adhikarath, Shameem Adhikarath posted this screenshot on Twitter (click to enlarge):

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I am for more showing than less but that is me.

Forum discussion at Twitter.

 

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