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Google quietly signals that NotebookLM will not obey the robots.txt protocol. This how to block it. The post Google Quietly Signals NotebookLM Ignores Robots.txt appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google’s John Mueller explained why Google Search Console sometimes shows URLs with hashtags in performance reports and why it’s not something to worry about in terms of what’s being indexed because it doesn’t reflect what Google is indexing. URLs With #Anchor Hashtags What John Mueller discussed in the Bluesky post is URLs with hashtags that look like this: https:example.com/example-url/#:~:text= URLs with hashtags show up in Google Search Console (GSC) could give the impression that the wrong URLs are being indexed by Google but according to John Mueller, that’s not the case. Some Reports Use Canonical URLs He wrote that some […] The post Google Reassures That #Anchor …

Google’s updated search ad labeling increases transparency and may influence user behavior. Learn what’s changing and how it could impact performance. The post Google Redesigns How Search Ads Are Labeled appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google has released the December 2025 core update, its third of the year. The rollout began December 11 and may take up to three weeks. The post Google Releases December 2025 Core Update appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google has started a Discover core update. The rollout may take up to two weeks, with expansion to more countries and languages later. The post Google Releases Discover-Focused Core Update appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's John Mueller explained the nuances of the URL Removals Tool, particularly for dealing with hacked pages The post Google Reminds SEOs How The URL Removals Tool Works appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's John Mueller explains that Hreflang tags act as suggestions, not directives. Learn how canonical tags impact international SEO and what adjustments your strategy needs. The post Google Reminds That Hreflang Tags Are Hints, Not Directives appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google updated its review snippet documentation to clarify that each review or rating in structured data should point to one clear target, reducing ambiguity. The post Google Reminds Websites To Use One Review Target appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google confirmed it removed "What People Suggest" from health searches. Additionally, the company announced new AI health tools for YouTube. The post Google Removes ‘What People Suggest,’ Expands Health AI Tools appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google removed its JavaScript accessibility guidance from help documents, saying the advice is outdated and noting it has rendered JavaScript for years. The post Google Removes JavaScript SEO Warning, Says It’s Outdated appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google announces delays in Search Console's Page indexing report. The company confirms crawling, indexing, and ranking remain unaffected by the reporting issue. The post Google Reports Search Console Page Indexing Report Delays appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google researchers reduce AI hallucinations in RAG by using a sufficient context signal and model confidence The post Google Researchers Improve RAG With “Sufficient Context” Signal appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's John Mueller responds to a question about search results that display outdated branding for a site that rebranded over ten years ago. The post Google Responds To Error That Causes Old Branding To Persist In SERPs appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google Ads just updated Responsive Search Ads to improve asset pairing and messaging consistency. Here’s what’s changing and how it could impact your PPC performance. The post Google Responsive Search Ads Just Got More Flexible appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google explains how it uses the Speculation Rules API to prefetch search results, improving loading speeds on Chrome browsers. The post Google Reveals How It Prefetches Search Results For Faster Loading appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's Year in Search reveals trending actors, movies, athletes, games, recipes, and travel destinations that captured attention throughout 2025. The post Google Reveals The Top Searches Of 2025 appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google updated its "Get on Discover" docs, adding page experience guidance and naming clickbait and sensationalism, alongside the February Discover update. The post Google Revises Discover Guidelines Alongside Core Update appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's John Mueller discussed why the '15% of queries unseen' statistic remains the same despite AI search changes The post Google Revisits 15% Unseen Queries Statistic In Context Of AI Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

YouTube upgrades Dream Screen with Google's Veo 2 video generation model, enabling faster AI-generated backgrounds and standalone clips. The post Google Rolls Out ‘Veo 2’ Video Generation For YouTube Shorts appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google launches AI travel planning upgrades across Search, Maps, and Lens with expanded itineraries and price tracking features. The post Google Rolls Out AI-Powered Travel Updates For Search & Maps appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's John Mueller confirmed that most sites don't need to use a disavow file but if you need to be sure, do it. The post Google Says Disavow Links If You’re Conflicted And Need To Be Sure appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's John Mueller affirmed that using the disavow tool is not a normal part of site maintenance The post Google Says Disavow Tool Not Part Of Normal Site Maintenance appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google's John Mueller answers question about how Google handles multiple URLs and duplicate content. The post Google Says It Can Handle Multiple URLs To The Same Content appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

In a WSJ interview, Google’s VP of Search Liz Reid says ranking has been adjusted to surface more short-form video, forums, and UGC. The post Google Says It Surfaces More Video, Forums, And UGC appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article

Google is adding hover link pop-ups on desktop in AI Overviews and AI Mode, plus more prominent link icons within responses across desktop and mobile. The post Google Says Links Will Be More Visible In AI Overviews appeared first on Search Engine Journal. View the full article