YouTube creators report sudden channel bans for spam policies, with some restored after public outcry. YouTube claims the vast majority of terminations are correct.
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YouTube AI Enforcement Questioned As Channels Get Restored via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Daily Search Forum Recap: December 9, 2025
Google’s John Mueller said at the Google Search Central Live event in Zurich today that Google is still working on the next core update. This update should be out soon, but it is unclear if it will happen in the next couple of days or after the holiday season.
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Google Search Still Working On New Core Update; Update Should Be Soon
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An evidence-driven look at how paywalls can stabilize revenue, strengthen owned audiences, and reduce long-term dependence on volatile platform traffic. The post So You Want To Paywall?
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So You Want To Paywall?
A strategic framework for diagnosing organic traffic drops by separating tracking, brand, and SEO issues through smart data segmentation. The post Why Is Organic Traffic Down?
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Why Is Organic Traffic Down? Here’s How To Segment The Data via @sejournal, @torylynne
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In this Ask an SEO, Adam Riemer examines why digital PR delivers a stronger business case than link-driven tactics built for ranking manipulation.
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Ask An SEO: Digital PR Or Traditional Link Building, Which Is Better? via @sejournal, @rollerblader
OpenAI has updated its spider/crawler it uses for ChatGPT, OAI-SearchBot.
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OpenAI Updates Its ChatGPT Crawler: OAI-SearchBot
Google’s Vice President, Global Ads at Google, Dan Taylor, said that there are no plans to bring ads to the Gemini app. This comes after AdWeek reported based on sources that ads will be coming to Gemini in 2026.
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Google: Ads Are Not Coming To The Gemini App
With Google Ads releasing AI Max globally back in September, more and more advertisers are trying it out. While some of the early data can show it underperforms, some are seeing success by using it for specific applications.
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Study: Google Ads AI Max "Broad-Matchifies" Exact Match & Phrase Match
Google has a bug with the Google Ads offline conversion uploads feature. Much, but not all, of the offline conversion data you upload is not being added to Google Ads. This obviously makes the reporting look off and bad for your ad campaigns.
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Google Ads Offline Conversion Uploads Bug Being Worked On