{"id":6726,"date":"2026-01-22T07:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/?p=6726"},"modified":"2026-01-22T07:57:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:57:41","slug":"ahrefs-spam-label-domains-backlinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stanventures.com\/news\/ahrefs-spam-label-domains-backlinks-6726\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahrefs Rolls Out “SPAM” Label for Referring Domains & Backlinks"},"content":{"rendered":"

While conducting a routine backlink analysis for a client this morning, I stumbled upon a feature in Ahrefs that\u2014to my knowledge\u2014has flown under the radar for many in the industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It appears Ahrefs has introduced a dedicated <\/span>“SPAM” label next to referring domains and backlinks in the Site Explorer interface.<\/span><\/p>\n

For years, the SEO community has relied on Semrush<\/a> or Moz<\/a> to identify toxic links even though they used Ahrefs as their primary SEO Tool.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve had to cross-reference Domain Rating (DR) with organic traffic, look for suspicious TLDs, or export data to other tools that offer a “toxicity score.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This new update, however, seems to bring that functionality native to the Ahrefs dashboard, potentially saving SEOs countless hours of manual auditing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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