On Twitter, Google’s John Mueller made clear that disavow links files are processed automatically, without human intervention:
@Marie_Haynes @digitaleyemedia @billhunt Yep, the disavow files are generally processed automatically, no humans involved.
— John Mueller (@JohnMu) 7. Oktober 2014Disavow files are used to inform Google about unwanted links. If you want to find bad backlinks that point to your website, use the link disinfection tool in SEOprofiler.
