Obituary spam has been flooding search engines. Among other effects, the disturbing trend has provoked Google to modify its policies. Marketplace’s Lily Jamali discussed the situation with reporter ...

Google is actively working on fixing the problem it was with showing too much spam for obituary-related queries. Danny Sullivan, Google's Search Liaison, said "it's something we’re actively looking at ...

We reported yesterday the sad news that Bill Slawski has died. It’s less than 24 hours later and no actual obituary has been published (either by a news site or funeral home). Yet, Google’s search ...

For years and years now, spammers have been creating fake obituaries using automated methods. In fact, Danny Goodwin covered the issue Google Search has with obituary spam a couple of years ago when ...

A new report by a watchdog group traces the ad exchanges profiting off low-quality obituaries riddled with disturbing errors. A new report by a watchdog group traces the ad exchanges profiting off low ...

What happens when your loved one’s death becomes clickbait? If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a link to ...

“Google has said it will work to decrease the visibility of obituary spam sites, but Check My Ad’s report suggests the search engine company has nevertheless profited from that very content: ...