Ask HN: Why does Google index pages I cannot access?

Ask HN: Why does Google index pages I cannot access?
1 point by FreeHugs 9 minutes ago | hide | past | web | favorite | discuss
Today I googled "follow famous readers online" and this is the top result:

https://ift.tt/2ZWH0Fu

Google shows that the term is on the page. But when I try to access it, it redirects me to a signup page.

What's the deal here?

Does Google not notice that? Does it turn a blind eye? Does the NYT trick Google by displaying something else to Google then to me?

Or are pages that only members can read now part of the Google index?




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