The DuckDuckGo approach of just blacklisting a few of the larger and more egregious content farms seems like a decent band-aid.
I really like that they take a pro active approach to issues. It was one of the main reasons I switched.
Spammy blogs are the other big problem, but there's no easy band-aid for that one.
A lot of "spammy blogs" are owned and operated by the same people. The whois data is usually enough to tip you off. I do not see why some spiders do not do a whois query and black list the owner/company; at least for a set period of time, and allow appeals.
I really like that they take a pro active approach to issues. It was one of the main reasons I switched.
Spammy blogs are the other big problem, but there's no easy band-aid for that one.
A lot of "spammy blogs" are owned and operated by the same people. The whois data is usually enough to tip you off. I do not see why some spiders do not do a whois query and black list the owner/company; at least for a set period of time, and allow appeals.