Archive for July, 2026

YouTube Explains What Can Stop A Channel Getting Paid via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2026/07/23

YouTube spelled out three kinds of content that can stop a channel from getting paid, and says it’s clarifying existing rules, not changing them. The post YouTube Explains What Can Stop A Channel Getting Paid appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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Are We Repeating History & Risking Backlink Penalties Again? via @sejournal, @TaylorDanRW

2026/07/23

Repackaged link schemes won’t win AI visibility. Presence in fan-out, grounding, and training data still depends on real authority.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: July 23, 2026

2026/07/23

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

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Daily Search Forum Recap: July 23, 2026

2026/07/23

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

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Alphabet Q2 Earnings Show $5.85 Billion Negative Free Cash Flow via @sejournal, @martinibuster

2026/07/23

Alphabet’s Q2 release shows Google’s infrastructure spending caused it to report a negative free cash flow of $5.85 billion dollars.

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Google Went ‘Not Provided’ In 2011 And Blinded Us, ChatGPT Just Shipped Its Version via @sejournal, @DuaneForrester

2026/07/23

Waiting for ChatGPT to prove your ROI? The not-provided lesson says stop. Here’s the measurement work you can own instead

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Large Publishers Strongly Considering Blocking Google Search Completely

2026/07/23

Several large publishers are strongly considering blocking Google Search entirely after clicks from Google Search have continued to decline, and the exchange of value in having Google consume its content is no longer translating into enough clicks from Google Search.

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Google Hotel Search Updates In EU Based On DMA

2026/07/23

Google may be rolling out updates to its hotel search results based on the European Commission’s requirement for Google to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

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Google Maps Review Not Posted Email Notice

2026/07/23

Google is now sending out notifications when a review is not posted after a user tries to submit a review on a Google local business profile. The notice says “review not posted,” and adds “Our automated systems removed this content because it seems that the content may not follow our Maps content policies.”

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Google Ads API Version 25 Now Available

2026/07/23

Google has released version 25 of the Google Ads API, this is a major release with dozens of updates. This update includes changes to campaigns, planning, reports, conversions, and more. Google now breaks down the change log based on breaking changes, features and updates (that do not break anything) and more.

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