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Microsoft Thwarts AI Prompt Injection Attacks Aimed To Manipulate AI Engines

Posted by admin on 2026/02/24 at 12:51 pm

Microsoft has implemented and continues to deploy mitigations against prompt injection attacks in Copilot, the company announced last week. Spammers were using the “Summarize with AI” type of buttons to trick AI engines into believing or trusting a specific company or response.

Google Ads Support Form Requires You To Authorize Google To Make Changes

Posted by admin on 2026/02/24 at 12:41 pm

Google reportedly updated its Google Ads support contact form to add a disclaimer and checkbox to say you authorize “Google Ads specialist on behalf of your company to make the changes above directly to your company’s Google Ads account to reproduce and troubleshoot the issue.”

Microsoft Advertising Tests Shopping Carousel With Multiple Images Toggle

Posted by admin on 2026/02/24 at 12:31 pm

Microsoft Advertising is testing an update to the shopping ads carousel that can show multiple images in a single card. Essentially, you are seeing a carousel within a carousel for Bing shopping ads.

2026 Google Ads Playbook: 5 Strategies Behind Profitable Ad Spend via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell

Posted by admin on 2026/02/24 at 12:30 pm

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2026 Google Ads Playbook: 5 Strategies Behind Profitable Ad Spend via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell

Posted by admin on 2026/02/24 at 12:30 pm

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Google Tests Removing Dates From Articles In Discover Feed

Posted by admin on 2026/02/24 at 12:21 pm

Google is testing removing the dates from the articles shown in the Google Discover feed. This is a limited test, Google confirmed, to see the impact of removing the date value.

Bing Updates Shopping Ads Design

Posted by admin on 2026/02/24 at 12:11 pm

Microsoft Advertising seems to be testing a new design for the Bing shopping ads carousel. The new design fills the screen more from left to right than the old design and is just wider in general.

Google Discover Update: Early Data Shows Fewer Domains In US via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2026/02/23 at 9:20 pm

Early third-party tracking data offers a first look at how Google’s February Discover core update is changing what users see in their feeds. The post Google Discover Update: Early Data Shows Fewer Domains In US appeared first on Search Engine Journal .

SerpApi Challenges Google’s Right To Sue Over SERP Scraping via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Posted by admin on 2026/02/23 at 6:02 pm

SerpApi filed a motion to dismiss Google’s DMCA lawsuit, arguing the search giant lacks standing to invoke copyright law over publicly visible search results. The post SerpApi Challenges Google’s Right To Sue Over SERP Scraping appeared first on Search Engine Journal

Daily Search Forum Recap: February 23, 2026

Posted by admin on 2026/02/23 at 3:00 pm

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