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Is the canonical tag a rule?

You add rel=canonical pointing page B to page A, but Google picks B as canonical. Why can this happen?

A.Canonical is a strong hint, not a directive; Google may choose another URL if signals such as internal links, sitemaps and redirects conflict or the pages are not true duplicatesB.Google always follows rel=canonical, so it must be a bugC.Canonical tags only work in the HTTP headerD.Google only respects canonical tags on the home page

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