Are links in footers treated differently than paragraph links?

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Published on August 20, 2009 7:20:02 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0fgh5RIHdE

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Andres from Boston, MA asks:

"Does Google treat links in footers differently than links surrounded by text (e.g. in a paragraph)?"

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