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Since October 1, 2026, Google has called manual fact-checking of all AI-generated content critical and added four quality criteria and a warning about fabricated authors to its helpful content documentation. Plus: the spam update's second wave, Google Maps reviews requiring sign-in, and UTM parameters in Gemini.
Read articleGoogle Business Profile owners now have 4 days to reject suggested edits before Google may publish them. Plus: local businesses in EEA search modules, Cloudflare allowing Googlebot, more links in AI Overviews, and a hostname filter in GA4.
Read articleGoogle launched its September 2026 spam update on September 24, 2026, with a rollout lasting up to two weeks. Plus: Search Console's new Multimodal search type, four Chrome User Experience Report ad metrics, and a study of click losses in AI Mode.
Read articleCloudflare's setting for blocking AI crawlers can also block Googlebot, and Cloudflare changes its default on September 15, 2026. Plus: unconfirmed ranking fluctuations in early August and Google's €890 million EU fine.
Read articleGoogle made Platform Properties in Search Console available worldwide, removed a rule dating from 2007, and expanded AI Overviews to 43 percent of U.S. searches according to Similarweb. There was no confirmed core update.
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