Google Manual Actions & Penalties Are Not Just For English Sites

Sep 1, 2023 - 7:31 am 3 by

Google Jail

Google's John Mueller confirmed something that many of you probably already know, Google can penalize a site irrespective of the language it is written in. John said on X, "Manual actions and algorithm changes are independent of the native language of the authors."

John was asked, "does Google penalize sites written by non-native English writers?"

John not only said that manual actions can be for any site, written in any language.

But he added that any site of any language can perform well in Google Search. "People of all backgrounds can create great, helpful, unique, and compelling content," John wrote.

Here are those tweets:

Forum discussion at X.

 

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: February 13, 2026

Feb 13, 2026 - 10:00 am
Search Video Recaps

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Volatility, Bing AI Performance Reports, New AI Mode Retail Ads, UCP Checkout & ChatGPT Ads Go Live

Feb 13, 2026 - 8:01 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

Where Are Those New Google Search Console Features?

Feb 13, 2026 - 7:51 am
Google Ads

Google Ads Product Eligibility View Across Campaigns

Feb 13, 2026 - 7:41 am
Google Search Engine Optimization

Google Still Recommends You Focus On Visible Anchor Text For Links

Feb 13, 2026 - 7:31 am
Google Ads

Google Ads Recommended Experiments

Feb 13, 2026 - 7:21 am
 
Previous Story: Does Google Use The Meta Keywords Tag For Rankings? No