Google is currently rolling out the September 2023 helpful content update and with that Google made several updates to its helpful content documentation , which we covered in detail. But just because Google updated its documentation, it does not mean that those changes are reflected in the actual algorithm that Google has released. Gary Illyes from the Google Search team said at PubCon today that those changes were just help documentation changes, that they were not implemented into the helpful content system yet.

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…

Google is going to update its Misleading Representation policy on 21 November 2023. The search engine is planning to remove non-fulfillment of a product or service due to lack of qualifications under Misrepresentation and file it under the Unacceptable Business Practices policy instead.

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The removal of HowTo and FAQ rich results from Google Search is not in anticipation of the full launch of the Google Search Generative Experience , according to Google’s Gary Illyes.  There has been some speculation by some SEOs that Google removed certain features due to the shift to AI-powered answers in SGE. Illyes said that is not the goal, adding that it frees up Google to experiment with “other things.”  “The ultimate goal is not for AI. It is to make results that look clean

The removal of HowTo and FAQ rich results from Google Search is not in anticipation of the full launch of the Google Search Generative Experience , according to Google’s Gary Illyes.  There has been some speculation by some SEOs that Google removed certain features due to the shift to AI-powered answers in SGE. Illyes said that is not the goal, adding that it frees up Google to experiment with “other things.”  “The ultimate goal is not for AI. It is to make results that look clean.

The removal of HowTo and FAQ rich results from Google Search is not in anticipation of the full launch of the Google Search Generative Experience , according to Google’s Gary Illyes.  There has been some speculation by some SEOs that Google removed certain features due to the shift to AI-powered answers in SGE.

Google Ads cracks down on misrepresentation, moving violations to a stricter policy with immediate account suspensions. The post Google Ads Updates Misrepresentation Policy To Strengthen Standards appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

TikTok has launched a new tool to help advertisers better understand campaign performance and user insight. Attribution Analytics is a first-party measurement solution that analyzes the full customer journey on the social platform, from awareness to action, providing insights into how users make purchases.

Crucial evidence from the Google antitrust trial has been removed from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) website. The DOJ had been publishing key documents, including Google’s private emails, memos, charts and internal presentations as it presented its case – without informing Judge Amit Mehta first.