When Google released Penguin 4.0, Google said that update was about devaluing links, not demoting links. Meaning, Google would simply ignore the spammy and bad links and your website would not be demoted because of those links. Well, Google said sometimes Penguin can also demote your site.
Google Said The Penguin Algorithm May Not Just Ignore Links, It May Target Whole Site
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