Does Using Disavow Signal that a Site is Shady?
Google s John Mueller answers if filing a link disavow sends a negative signal about the site uploading it
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What is the Link Disavow Tool?
The link disavow tool is a tool in Google Search Console that allows publishers to tell Google to ignore specific links to their website.
The link disavow tool was something that the SEO community asked for in order to help deal with sites that were affected by Google’s Penguin update around the mid-2000’s.
Uses of the Disavow Tool: Improve Rankings
Gradually the use of the disavow tool evolved to help improve rankings for sites that didn’t do anything wrong but still have spammy looking links. The assumption is that the spammy links caused the site to lose rankings.