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

Google clarifies AI image tools in Ads won’t generate branded product visuals, only generic lifestyle and product images. The post Google Ads Restricts Brand Names & Logos From AI Image Generation appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

Google’s AI search overviews spark debate over fair use of web content, echoing recent French court rulings against tech giants.

Learn about chatbots and AI on the search landscape, so you can adapt your SEO strategies to optimize for both traditional and AI-driven search engines. The post As Chatbots And AI Search Engines Converge: Key Strategies For SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal

I have been continuing to update the May 9th Google ranking volatility story, but it is super unusual to see such heated volatility for such a long period within the Google Search rankings. This continued Google search ranking update of sorts kicked off with May 3rd but then spiked with May 9th and has really not let up much since.

Google is testing a new button for the Local Service Ads to “message multiple businesses” instead of just messaging one business at a time.

Google’s John Mueller was asked when can a site expect to recover from the September 2023 helpful content update, assuming the site took all measures to “fix” their site.

A bunch of local SEOs are buzzing about a possible new local SEO Google ranking factor and are looking to confirm it. Darren Shaw posted on X that while setting the service area historically had no influence on your Google local rankings, that may now have changed.

Google AdSense planned on changing the minimum reporting thresholds for Custom Channels and Search Styles to 100 clicks per day on May 15th. But Google sent an email to AdSense publishers that it will not make those changes.

There are many searchers who have been using Google daily that are heading to the Google Web Search Help forums to ask how they can turn off the new AI Overviews within the Google Search results. As you know, AI Overviews started to roll out on Tuesday and some searchers simply do not want it.