Does Google take manual action on webspam?

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Published on April 16, 2012 7:24:07 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oPj5_9WxpA

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Just to confirm: does Google take manual action on webspam? Does manual action result in a removal or can it also be a demotion? Are there other situations where Google will remove content from its search results? Matt Cutts, Bay Area, California

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