Apple forum blocking forums through Google search

[macmacmacr]

I posted at Apple forum under Catalina OS called "removed Safari" The response I received seemed follish so I searched it through goolge to see if I could find my post and I could not. I searched other post created around the same time and those posts wher found through Google.

Does Apple hide specific posts from Google ? Considering that my post describes removing Safari.

 

[TiggrToo]

In a word: No.

They really don't have time to do that.

 

[macmacmacr]

In a word: No.

They really don't have time to do that.

Why can't I find my post when searching google but I can find others? Can you see my Apple forum post?

 

[TiggrToo]

Why can't I find my post when searching google but I can find others? Can you see my Apple forum post?

No idea. Ask Apple.

Search engines don't index pages with a robot.txt file that forbids indexing. In addition not every page can be indexed.

Stop taking this so personally. Apple sure as heck fire are not. They've got far far better things to do than target individual posts.

 

[Mac... nificent]

Does Apple hide specific posts from Google ?

More likely that google would block it if anything. Give it a few days and it might show up.

 

[macmacmacr]

More likely that google would block it if anything. Give it a few days and it might show up.

OK. Ill give it a try since I can see search other posts.

Do you know if Apple removes URL links? I reported to the forum that the L2TP VPN service https://www.racevpn.com/free-l2tp-vpn-unitedstates does not authentication to Apple's forum.

 

[Pakaku]

You'd be better off just looking through your browser history...

 

[macmacmacr]

You'd be better off just looking through your browser history...

You'd be better off just looking through your browser history...

This has nothing to do with the browser.

I posted on Apple forum about https://www.racevpn.com/free-l2tp-vpn-unitedstates and they removed the URL. This is why I think Apple is blocking specific posts from being searched on their site.

I will keep searching for "removed Safari" on Google.

 

[TiggrToo]

This has nothing to do with the browser.

I posted on Apple forum about https://www.racevpn.com/free-l2tp-vpn-unitedstates and they removed the URL. This is why I think Apple is blocking specific posts from being searched on their site.

I will keep searching for "removed Safari" on Google.

They probably blocked the URL because it's advertising...

 

[Mac... nificent]

Do you know if Apple removes URL links?

Ordinary no, they do not remove or block links. They are there to help people with their computer issues, but if your post was highly negative or you were trying to advertise something, then yes of course it will be removed, and rightly so.

 

[samotivad]

As someone who works with SEO a little myself occasionally, I would guess that your post was simply not indexed. This can be because of the algorithm judging it a poor quality page. Even successful websites sometimes have pages that are excluded from the search results for this reason. The only way to know for sure would to be whoever takes care of Apple's Google Webmaster Tools though... I wouldn't worry about it.

Edit: It' called Google Search Console now not Webmaster Tools.

 

[macmacmacr]

The post has now showed up when I searched it.