With the increasing number of digital threats, it has become necessary for search engines to determine the difference between legit websites and those that are not legit. The websites that are not legit can contain viruses and malware, but it is not efficient that search engines to list all the websites that are found to have issues. It is where domain blacklisting comes in, and here, we will discuss everything you need to know about it.
What are Domain Blacklists, and how do they work?
A domain blacklist is a real-time database used by search engines to identify websites with malicious content. These websites are identified by their ISPs, and they are used as references to check if an email incoming from them is trustable or not using the email servers.
As a domain is found unsafe, it is moved to spam, and domain blacklisting is the same for websites over the internet. The main way of working is to find a trace of negative behavior; as soon as something negative is found, that domain is blacklisted.
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