Google: Embedded Links in Featured Snippets is a Bug
Google confirms that embedded links within Featured Snippets is a bug and not a test.
A search marketer in India noticed what looked like a test in Featured Snippet. One search marketer called it “shady as hell.” But according to a statement from a Google spokesperson, that is a bug and not a feature.
The alleged test involved embedding links to more Google searches from within a website publishers content that is in the featured snippet.
