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Google just Punished GeekforGeeks

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And that’s for a reason.

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We all know — at least if you’re in tech — you know GeeksforGeeks. They’re the all-rounder when it comes to tech content.

They have everything. From DSA, ML, OS, DBMS, to “how to send flowers to your crush” (okay, maybe not that one — but who knows?).

Point is, they dominate. For years, they’ve been the go-to site for any tech doubt. Debugging a segfault in C? Boom. GeeksforGeeks. Want to crack your FAANG interview? Boom. GfG.

They’ve been living off that sweet Google traffic — and I’m talking about millions. Over 25 million views per month, mostly from Google Search. But then… it vanished.

Search results.

Seriously. Search anything now — try “binary search geeksforgeeks” — and poof. Nothing.

Google’s response was, Let that sink in!

Let that sink in

GeeksforGeeks website itself now displays a notice:

“Important notice: Due to temporary issues with Google search, our site may not…

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Adarsh Gupta
Adarsh Gupta

Written by Adarsh Gupta

Software Engineer | JavaScript developer | Technical Writer . Work with me? adarshguptaworks@gmail.com Connect with me? twitter.com/adarsh____gupta/

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