On Twitter, a webmaster asked whether Google should completely remove websites that it suspects are hacked, or serving malware.
Should Google completely remove websites that it suspects are hacked/serving malware?
— Colin McDermott (@colinmcdermott) 30. November 2018
36% said that Google should remove these websites from the index. 64% said that it’s enough to warn hacked websites.
Google says it’s not an either/or question
Google’s John Mueller said that removing or warning websites isn’t an either/or question:
Fwiw I don't see this as something that is either/or, there are times to do one or the other.
— ? John ? (@JohnMu) 30. November 2018
Check your web pages regularly
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