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		laweijfmvo on Aug 9, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CNET is deleting old articles to try to improve it... I have noticed some articles (and not just "Best XXX of 202Y" articles) that seem to always update their "Updated on" date which Google unhelpfully picks up and shows in search results leading me to think the page is much more recent than it is.

aliasxneo on Aug 9, 2023 | [–]

I've been curious about how they are doing this. It seems to be an increasing trend and is making the query mostly useless.

mminer237 on Aug 10, 2023 | | [–]

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