Google’s John Mueller said X who believes that Google will remove the disavow link tool “at some point” in the future. Bing dropped the disavow link tool from Bing Webmaster Tools in September 2023, and I suspect that Google will also drop it from Google Search Console.
Rowan Collins asked John: “Any discussion about following suit and removing the disallowance tool in Search Console? Or is there just a way out of manual penalties once people are caught?”
John replied, “At some point, I’m sure we’ll remove it.”
This is from a thread on the topic of disavow link tool, when to use it and when not to use it. John reiterated that you can remove it if you don’t have manual actions or a link scheme history.
John he wrote“We’ve touched on this over the years… If you have a manual action for link spam, or if you’re sure you’ll get one when someone looks, then opting out might make sense. Most spam/paid Thes links / placed / exchanged are ignored nowadays. You rarely need it.”
“In particular, the disavow link tool is not something you *ever* need on a regular basis. I would consider it a huge red flag if any SEO tool reports ‘toxic links’ and suggests cleaning up . regularly, this has been wrong for many years, make no mistake,” he added.
Google has said that the link disallowance tool does more harm than good. Google has recently consistently said that the disavow link tool is not being used.
Here are new posts on this topic:
@JohnMu Maybe you can enlighten us…
— Michael and Chloe | Nomad And In Love (@nomadandinlove) May 4, 2024
In particular, the disavow link tool is not something you will *ever* need on a regular basis. I would consider it a huge red flag if any SEO tool reports “toxic links” and suggests cleaning it up regularly; this has been wrong for many years. Don’t fall.
— John 🧀 … 🧀 (@JohnMu) May 4, 2024
Wow, this was controversial over a decade ago when it was released, but now? Are you saying there is more to it than documented? Go for it, if you really want to, I won’t hold you back. It’s just that watching TV is more productive.
— John 🧀 … 🧀 (@JohnMu) May 4, 2024
At some point, I’m sure we’ll remove it.
I’m tempted to add something snarky about conspiracy posts, but I’ll hold my tongue.
— John 🧀 … 🧀 (@JohnMu) May 4, 2024
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