Google has updated the list of countries where using Google Ads for offline gambling advertising is prohibited. Google updated the list on November 19, 2025 to match countries where offline gambling is not allowed.

In April, we saw a small disclaimer on the Google AI Overviews within Google Search to “Check important info.” Well, Google is testing a much larger disclaimer, at the bottom of the AI Overview that says, “Double-check important information” and “It’s a good idea to check info in multiple places” with a “Learn more” button.

As you know, Google has been testing a way to click a button to message multiple businesses through the Local Service Ads. Google now calls that message fan out

The &num=100 search parameter was recently deprecated.

An analysis of 300k domains found LLMs.txt file adoption is low and has no measurable link to AI citation frequency. The post LLMs.txt Shows No Clear Effect On AI Citations, Based On 300k Domains 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 thought about how to give publishers control over AI using its content, but well…

Trust and proven expertise are quickly becoming the signals AI systems rely on when choosing which brands to surface. The post The Role Of Brand Authority And E-E-A-T In The AI Search Era appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Dan Taylor reframes SEO success around qualified demand, market influence, and measurable contribution to revenue. The post Repositioning What SEO Success Looks Like appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

I am seeing some signs of a Google search ranking update over the past day or so but the chatter is super limited right now. Many of the tools spike yesterday but like I said, the SEO community chatter was calm

A court document from the Department of Justice Google monopoly case shows Google internally discussed six different options for giving (or not giving) publishers control over AI usage. The options range from do nothing new to add options to opt out of just AI Overviews (formerly known as SGE).