Sponsored link
A link marked `rel="sponsored"` to identify advertising, sponsorship, or compensated placement.
What Sponsored link does not show
The label communicates relationship; it does not validate disclosure law compliance.
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Questions about Sponsored link
What is Sponsored link?
A link marked `rel="sponsored"` to identify advertising, sponsorship, or compensated placement.
What does Sponsored link not show or guarantee?
The label communicates relationship; it does not validate disclosure law compliance.
Which area of the glossary does Sponsored link belong to?
Content architecture and SEO: How pages, links and intent are organised so an entity is findable, and what a link or a structure can and cannot transfer.
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