Google Downranks The Pirate Bay in UK Search Results
Found on Torrentfreak on Wednesday, 06 March 2013
The controversial BitTorrent site is no longer listed among the top results when users search for “pirate bay,” independent of the user’s location. For other search terms The Pirate Bay is still listed on top.
One explanation could be that Google decided to “try out” the limited downranking because ISPs are ordered to block The Pirate Bay in the UK. However, as an anti-piracy measure it’s not very effective due to limited scope and the fact that Pirate Bay proxies now come out on top.
Some people still remember when Google said that it is impossible even for them to influence their search results because it's based on their secret formula.