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DeepSeek's Search API Filters Out Undated Pages; What SEOs Should Test

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Search Engine Journal tested DeepSeek's Search API and found it automatically filters out pages lacking date metadata, removing 11% of results, along with six other ranking and scoring behaviors SEOs should audit.

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Search Engine Journal tested DeepSeek's newly available Search API and identified key ranking and scoring behaviors, including a date-filter mechanism that eliminates 11% of indexed results—specifically all undated pages. The analysis outlines six practical audits for SEOs testing against the alternative search engine, spanning localization, logging, and other technical factors.

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