The internet used to be where you found the latest information. But it’s old enough that you could easily find info on 10-20 year old articles that are out of date and irrelevant

  • mtchristo@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    It is because of google’s SEO algorithms. Old content has been around far more to rank up higher. And because people only click on first results. Newer content can’t rank against websites with more authority. Sometimes changing the date filter helps.

    • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works
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      11 months ago

      Their seo scores go down though if the page doesn’t regularly change whenever the Google bot revisits it though. As it means it is stagnant and no longer being updated.