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AI-generated content ranks lower in Google, Ahrefs data shows

New Ahrefs data reveals AI-heavy pages still rank on Google, but generally lower, with fewer indexed. Quality remains ke...

Saeed Ashif Ahmed

July 28, 2026

Google may be using a new definition of thin content to penalize a site for AI-generated content.

Google ‘Thin Content’ Penalty Sparks AI-Generated Content Debate

A forum’s ‘thin content’ penalty from Google raises questions, with SEOs suspecting it’s a new crackdown on AI-generated...

Palumbo Angela

July 27, 2026

YouTube details content categories that disqualify creators from payments

YouTube details content categories that disqualify creators from payments

YouTube clarifies three content categories—Generic/Repetitive, Off-putting, and AI Personas in Sensitive Topics—that can...

Palumbo Angela

July 23, 2026

AI Content Fails to Engage as Zero-Click Searches Rise

AI-generated content often fails to engage readers, prompting businesses to shift towards outcome-driven, personalized s...

Joyce de Castro

July 22, 2026

Scaled AI Content Often Fails & Google's Crawl Economics Explain Why

Google’s crawl economics explain why scaled AI content fails

Mass-produced AI content often fails to rank on Google due to crawl economics, indexing thresholds, and quality controls...

Saeed Ashif Ahmed

July 14, 2026

A marketer looking at analytics and seeing that their content KPIs are going down

Contentful Strategists Detail AI Limitations in Content Creation

Contentful strategists reveal what AI should never write, focusing on originality, expert angles, and avoiding generic c...

Joyce de Castro

June 25, 2026

TikTok ‘For You’ Feed Dominated by AI Content, Report Finds

TikTok ‘For You’ Feed Dominated by AI Content, Report Finds

A new Kapwing report reveals 59% of TikTok’s ‘For You’ feed is AI-generated content, triple YouTube’s rate, with kids’ c...

Saeed Ashif Ahmed

June 16, 2026

YouTube rolls out new AI content detection, prominent labels

YouTube rolls out new AI content detection, prominent labels

YouTube is implementing new automatic detection and more visible labels for AI-generated content in videos and Shorts, e...

Palumbo Angela

May 27, 2026