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404 Error During Google Search: Question Answered

Anonymous
2022-10-09T00:33:06+00:00

Maybe someone knows to the answer to this question:

I did a Google Search on a medical-related topic (Does Eye Pressure Increase With Age) and the first result was a 404 Error page (which I did not know until the link was opened)..

I know 'what' the 404 code 'is' but why doesn't Google filter it out so that only 'active' results are displayed?

A 'simple' answer would be appreciated.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-10-09T19:23:51+00:00

    LemP-Thank you for reaching out.

    Am I correct then that it is a misconception that only 'active' results are displayed in a Google search and that a 404 error would only become 'known' once that webpage is opened?

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  2. LemP 74,925 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-10-09T19:15:01+00:00

    Read the following and then try to think about how you would implement a mechanism that would eliminate "404" errors from the results of a search.

    https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/how-search-works

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-10-09T02:25:17+00:00

    You can't close a thread anyway.

    If there is no activity after 90 days, then it will be locked

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-10-09T00:51:48+00:00

    I 'realize' that MS and G are not related but, since 'everyone' has done a Google search at one point, I figured someone might know the answer.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-10-09T00:42:06+00:00

    Microsoft has nothing to do with Google.

    They are separate Corporations .

    I suggest that you ask Google WHY>

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