Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: July 21, 2025
DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images from search results. Here’s how it works. The post DuckDuckGo Adds Option To Filter Out AI-Generated Images appeared first on Search Engine Journal
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DuckDuckGo Adds Option To Filter Out AI-Generated Images via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
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Want your content and brand cited in AI results? Focus on substance, not shortcuts. Here’s the strategy that works
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How To Get Your Content (& Brand) Recommended By AI & LLMs via @sejournal, @andreasvoniatis
Jordi Ribas, Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of Search and AI, posted a comparison of Microsoft’s Copilot to Google’s AI Mode on LinkedIn. He said, “They’re both excellent AI search products but we’re taking a different approach for some query segments.”
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Microsoft’s Jordi Ribas Compares Copilot To Google AI Mode
Google is testing moving the “Ask” button to one of the main buttons on some Google local listings. I cannot replicate this but the Ask button in this example below comes right after the directions and start buttons, and before the call button.
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Google Maps Business Profile Ask Button More Prominent
Google Ads is letting some advertisers add negative keyword lists to their Performance Max campaigns. This is despite Google’s very own help documentation specifically saying, “Negative keyword lists aren’t available to use in your Performance Max campaigns.”
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Google Ads Negative Keyword Lists For Performance Max Campaigns – Maybe?
After months of testing, it seems Google is rolling out a button for AI Mode directly in the search box on Google’s home page – on Google.com.
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Google AI Mode Button Now On Home Page Search Box
Google Ads is adding a tips icon in the Optimization Score column within the Google Ads reporting. Clicking on the icon will bring up tips and recommendations that Google thinks will help improve your campaign optimization scores.
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Google Ads Optimization Score Column Tips
Google posted a new policy on Friday, July 18, 2025, that immediately prohibits advertising of Daily Fantasy Sports on Google Ads within California. This is based on a new law by the California attorney general that says daily fantasy is illegal in the state.
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Google Ads Now Disallows Daily Fantasy Sports In California
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An SEO shared that they lost a potential client because they didn’t address SEO for AI. Is AEO/GEO this year’s EEAT? The post Potential SEO Clients May Want To Discuss AI Search And Chatbots appeared first on Search Engine Journal
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Potential SEO Clients May Want To Discuss AI Search And Chatbots via @sejournal, @martinibuster