Google: Ignore Spammy Links Even When A Whole Penalized Site Is Redirected To You

Dec 23, 2022 - 7:11 am 11 by

Google Spam Swarm

Google's advice since Penguin 4.0 was that you don't need to disavow links since the links are neutralized (devalues vs demotes) and don't end up helping or hurting you. In short, Google ignores those links. This even applies to when someone redirects a site that was penalized for spammy links to your site, said John Mueller of Google.

John was asked, "does your advice regarding ignoring bad links pointing to your site (and no need to disavow), also apply if someone redirected an entire website that is penalized or has spammy links to your site?" He replied on Twitter with one word - "Yes."

So yes, this also applies when someone redirects a spammy website to your site.

Here are those tweets:

Forum discussion at Twitter.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: October 10, 2025

Oct 10, 2025 - 10:00 am
Search Video Recaps

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Search Ranking Volatility, AI Mode Expands Again, Business Profiles Insights, Bing Places Updates & Google and Microsoft Ad News

Oct 10, 2025 - 8:01 am
Google Maps

New: Google Business Profile Report Negative Review Extortion Scams

Oct 10, 2025 - 7:51 am
Google Ads

Google Ads Missed Growth Opportunities Tab

Oct 10, 2025 - 7:41 am
Web Analytics

GA4 Surge In Organic Search Traffic But Search Console Flat

Oct 10, 2025 - 7:31 am
Google

Google Voice Search Now Powered By Speech-to-Retrieval (S2R)

Oct 10, 2025 - 7:21 am
 
Previous Story: Rusty Google Room