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Google Says Link Spam In Comments Have No Effect On SEO/Search

01/19/26

Google’s John Mueller said that link spam left in the comments section have no effect on Google Search or SEO, (and maybe even your website’s performance in Google Search?). He wrote on Bluesky, “These links all have no effect – they’re from spammers dropping links into comments. These would not have any effect, positive nor negative, on your site.”

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