noun
Google delisting; Google censorship
Internet slang referring to a website being removed from Google search results, analogous to the historical practice of 'mura hachibu' (village ostracism).
そのサイトはグーグル八分にあったらしく、検索結果に表示されなくなった。
That site seems to have been Google-delisted; it no longer appears in search results.
グーグル八分を避けるために、SEO対策をしっかり行う必要がある。
To avoid being delisted by Google, you need to take SEO measures seriously.
Historical term for village ostracism; 'Google hachibu' is a modern internet-specific adaptation of this concept.
Compound of 'Google' and '八分' (hachibu), from '村八分' (mura hachibu, village ostracism). The term likens removal from Google's search index to social exclusion.