Google said it has made significant improvements to the Google Ads advertiser suspensions. Google said it reduced incorrect suspensions by 80%, appeals are addressed 70% faster and 99% of appeals are resolved within 24 hours.

Supposedly, there is this “hack” to “crack the code” to make your Local Service Ads work in Google Ads that is fake and not recommended. Folks are saying if your LSAs are not working, you should close that Google Ads account and make a new one

Google announced a bunch of AI-based search features for Google Shopping, AI Mode and Gemini for the holiday season.

Google Ads is bringing brand controls, like brand inclusion support, to Standard Shopping campaigns. This was supported for PMax and AI Max camapigns but now are showing up for Standard Shopping campaigns.

Google has clearly documented how it tracks link clicks, impressions and positions for AI Overviews in this help document. But if you ever saw an AI Overview and interacted with them, you’d know that (1) when you click on a link icon, the citation cards on the right change and (2) running the same query a minute later may return different citation cards.

Google proposed a number of changes in the ”¬2.95B EU antitrust fine over its ad technology.

Google’s upcoming shift to default AI Mode marks a turning point for SEO, forcing brands to optimize for AI citations, brand authority, and multi-platform presence. The post Is Google About To Go Full AI Mode? appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google improves suspension accuracy and appeal turnaround times, reducing false positives and helping legitimate advertisers resolve issues faster with clearer policy enforcement. The post Google Sharpens Suspension Accuracy and Speeds Up Appeals for Advertisers appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

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 .

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