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# [JSON-LD Is a Citation Surface, Not SERP Garnish](https://cihangir-bozdogan.hashnode.dev/json-ld-is-a-citation-surface-not-serp-garnish?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Structured data was invented to feed Google rich results. AI synthesis layers consume it differently as parsed facts that bypass language extraction.

May 4 · 21 min read · cihangir-bozdogan.hashnode.dev  
Updated May 5  
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I build things on the internet so other things on the internet can find them. I write about AI search, the weird new economics of visibility. I spend my days deep in code, my evenings reading about AI ranking signals, and my weekends pretending I'll finally take a break. I write here about what I'm building, what's breaking, and what I wish someone had told me before I started.

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