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French Government Website Closes SEO Backlink Loophole
A loophole on a French government website, exploited by SEO practitioners for dofollow backlinks, has been closed, highl...
Palumbo Angela
October 10, 2026
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Google concludes spam update, issues new crawl guidelines
Google’s September 2026 spam update concludes. New crawl timing ranges, Search Console multi-country traffic, and fake a...
Saeed Ashif Ahmed
October 10, 2026
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Google: HTML Sitemaps Aid User Navigation, SEO Value
Google’s John Mueller clarified that HTML sitemaps, while not replacing XML, still benefit SEO by enhancing user navigat...
Saeed Ashif Ahmed
October 9, 2026
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Google launches UGC Fresh Data Program for faster content indexing
Google introduces UGC Fresh Data Program, a new pipeline for platforms to submit user-generated content for faster index...
Palumbo Angela
October 9, 2026
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AI Overviews Rise in Brand Searches, Raising Control Concerns
AI Overviews are rapidly increasing in Google search results for major brands, with Ahrefs reporting 63% by Sept 30, imp...
Palumbo Angela
October 9, 2026
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Anthropic updates Claude policy to bar deceptive AI content
Anthropic’s updated Claude usage policy, effective Nov. 12, bans AI source manipulation, fake personas, and deceptive co...
Saeed Ashif Ahmed
October 9, 2026
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French news sites see 20 percent traffic drop after Google AI Overviews
AI Overviews led to a 20.8% drop in total visits for French news brands and a 22.9% decline for news websites, per a Med...
Joyce de Castro
October 9, 2026
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Jetpack 16.3 Update Enhances WordPress Plugin Features, Security
Jetpack 16.3 for WordPress brings three new blocks, expands existing features, and improves accessibility and security f...
Joyce de Castro
October 9, 2026
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Google Search Console Offers Data on Preferred Source Selections
Google Search Console now emails site owners with data on ‘preferred source selections,’ impacting visibility in Top Sto...
Saeed Ashif Ahmed
October 9, 2026