#manual-actions

#manual-actions

Google's manual actions documentation emphasizes that site managers should use the noindex rule rather than blocking content with robots.txt for reputation abuse.

Google is enforcing its site reputation abuse policy in Europe, following actions in the US, leading to significant manual penalties for affected sites.

Google's John Mueller supports giving notice before manual actions, highlighting the balance between maintaining search quality and the need for transparency.

Google updated its site reputation abuse policy and manual actions section to clarify guidance without changing overall behavior.

Google is considering showing sites with manual action penalties in AI Overviews.

The SEO community is buzzing about potential ranking volatility, despite calm tracking tools.

Google Ads has introduced new promo code options and legal waivers for images.

Moving content to avoid penalties from Google can lead to more severe actions against the site.

Google Ads will now disapprove ads linked to sites penalized under Spam Policies for Google Search.

Collaboration between Google Ads and Google Search is increasing to enhance enforcement actions on ad policies.

Google Ads disapproves ads directing to sites with manual actions.

Google launches AI-organized restaurant search results.

Google Ads now provides asset-level conversion data.

Brand guidelines are enabled for Google Ads PMax campaigns.