Google: Embedded Links in Featured Snippets is a Bug
Google confirms that embedded links within Featured Snippets is a bug and not a test.
SEJ STAFF Roger MonttiOwner at Martinibuster.com
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A search marketer in India noticed what looked like a test in Featured Snippet. One search marketer called it “shady as hell.” But according to a statement from a Google spokesperson, that is a bug and not a feature.
The alleged test involved embedding links to more Google searches from within a website publishers content that is in the featured snippet.
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These kinds of links are called Search Refinements. Embedding a search refinement within a featured snippet was not well received from the search community.