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fromgizmodo.com
1 week ago

Google's Spam Policies Now Apply to Attempts to Manipulate AI

Google’s spam policies now cover attempts to manipulate AI-generated results in AI Overviews and AI Mode, treating GEO-style gaming as spam.
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fromSearch Engine Roundtable
1 week ago

Video: Google Ranking Volatility Heated, Discover Data Goes Missing, FAQ Rich Results Totally Gone & Google Ads AI Dashboards

Google updated spam policies to cover AI responses, while multiple search and advertising products changed reporting, results, and tooling.
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fromEngadget
1 month ago

Google Search tackles sites that try to stop you from leaving when you hit the back button

Google is addressing back button hijacking by treating it as a violation of spam policies, potentially downranking offending websites in search results.
fromPractical Ecommerce
7 months ago

Google's Spam Updates, Explained

The update coincided with Google's cancellation of the &num=100 query parameter, which lowered impression counts in Search Console. Thus assessing the impact of the update in Search Console is confusing as the two events occurred more or less concurrently. Google stated the update focused on spammy web pages. To gauge the impact on your site, view the "Clicks" metric in Search Console's "Performance" report.
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