SEO pros debate sticking with Claude after text watermark announcement
po3ki · reddit · 2026-08-17
An SEO specialist focused on local small businesses asks if they should continue using Claude for content rewriting and optimization after Anthropic announced text watermarking, or switch to ChatGPT/others to avoid it.
Key discussion points:
- Does the watermark matter if content is human-reviewed and helpful?
- Impact on Google rankings for small business sites (10-20 pages).
- Community strategies and concerns regarding AI watermarks.
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