On "Google Says X-Frame-Options Matters For SEO"

X-Frame-Options mattering for SEO is a red herring wrapped in a legitimate security issue. Mueller's framing treats a clickjacking defense as an SEO lever, but the real story is simpler: if you're blocking frame embedding, you're probably solving a security problem that shouldn't affect indexing at all. For most sites, this doesn't move the needle. The takeaway isn't "optimize your security headers for rankings"—it's that Google won't penalize you for having sound security practices, which should've been obvious already.