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Location header

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The HTTP response header that indicates the destination of a redirect.

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Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by framework updates, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.

Evidence (1)

  • 7Hacker News·9/12/2026framework_update
    Google Search shifts organic result links to google.com/goto

    Google Search is reportedly rewriting organic result links to a google.com/goto redirect format instead of exposing destination URLs directly in HTML, especially for logged-out and private browsing sessions. The change makes bulk SERP scraping harder because scrapers must request Google again to resolve each destination via the Location header.