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by Anamon 105 days ago
Forget about checking Safe Browsing. Try reporting phishing sites to Google if you really want a reason to hate them.

I report all (manually verified) phishing sites I get spam for to Safe Browsing, then automatically check the listing status daily, and re-report every week if it's still not blacklisted. Usually, takedown by hosters is faster. Phishing sites that stay up long enough often go for 3-4 months before Google finally deems it apt to block them. I think the entire Safe Browsing team consists of one overworked, underpaid intern.

Compare this to Microsoft Defender. The time it takes for a site I report there to get blocked is usually measured in hours, not weeks. This is one thing MS actually seems to be running decently.