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Sponsored Listings Disclosure

How paid inclusion works without changing safety-first routing.

Data sources

Policy summary

  • Sponsored listings are always labeled as Sponsored.
  • Sponsorship can provide a limited boost only within fixed ranking constraints.
  • Route intent and emergency safety signals remain the primary ranking factors.

Policy version: 2026-03-04.module2.v1

Boost constraints

  • Tiered boost limits cap how many positions a sponsored result may move.
  • Sponsored results cannot leapfrog much stronger organic matches.
  • Top results have a cap on sponsored density to keep trust and relevance intact.