Last December, Google sued SerpApi over scraping its search results, and now a court has granted SerpApi’s motion to dismiss the case. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers dismissed these claims with leave to amend, giving Google 21 days to refile its complaint if it can demonstrate authorization from copyright owners.

Google Ads updated its appeals guidelines and documentation yesterday afternoon to say you can no longer appeal a Google Ads violation if that violation is older than 6 months. Google wrote, “Starting July 21, 2026, the option to appeal a policy decision directly from your Google Ads account will not be available for policy decisions made more than 6 months prior.”

AI Overviews are outpacing local packs across 15+ markets. Here is what location pages need to stay visible in AI-generated answers. The post AI Overviews Now Answer Most Local Searches – How To Get Your Business Cited appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Anthropic’s Claude Cowork can turn a video of a person doing a task into a skill so that it can do it too. The post Anthropic’s Claude Can Now Watch A Video And Learn Your Job appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

A federal court dismissed Google’s DMCA claims against SerpApi, ruling that blocking scrapers from public search results is not copyright circumvention on its own. The post Court Dismisses Google’s DMCA Claims Against SerpApi appeared first on Search Engine Journal

A federal court dismissed Google’s DMCA claims against SerpApi, ruling that blocking scrapers from public search results is not copyright circumvention on its own. The post Court Dismisses Google’s DMCA Claims Against SerpApi appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google Local Service Ads are transitioning to the main Google Ads platform…

Google is adding more AI search data across Search Console and Merchant Center, but clicks, individual queries, and key reporting details remain missing. The post Google’s AI Search Data Is Growing, But The Gaps Remain appeared first on Search Engine Journal

How do you make YouTube ads work without a seven-figure budget? Strong audience signals, separated placements, and honest CPM math. The post How To Run A Winning YouTube Ad Campaign Without A 7-Figure Budget appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google announced it is transitioning the Google Local Service Ads platform into the main Google Ads platform throughout this year. With that, Google is making a new and specialized Performance Max campaign type optimized specifically for pay-per-lead goals for these campaigns to transition into.