downrank
Reduce search visibility
Downrank means to lower something's position in a ranking system, especially in digital contexts.
Search engines downrank pages that violate guidelines, pushing them lower in results.
Social media algorithms downrank content deemed low-quality or problematic: The platform downranked posts with misleading health claims.
The opposite of boost or promote.
deprioritize
Reduce in importance
filter · shadowban · deindex · delisting · visibility · search · ranking · SERP · SEO · moderation
demote
Lower someone's position
relegation · lower · reduce · subordinate · bump · declass · displace · dethrone · unseat · oust