SEO
Google lists 7 ways to keep content out of Search
Google's updated Search Central page now maps seven removal controls, including the site-wide AI Overviews and AI Mode opt-out. Here is what changed for SEO teams.
AI Overviews.
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AI Overviews Now Cover 88% of Commercial Searches
Semrush tracked 400 commercial keywords for a year. AI Overview coverage jumped from 45.75% to 88%, hitting 97% by search volume.
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Google Serves Wrong Results on 11% of Rank Checks
DemandSphere says about 11% of daily SERP checks now return spurious pages. Here's what that means for SEO reports and how to protect your data.
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AI Overviews Reach 63 of 100 Big-Brand Searches
AI Overviews jumped from 5 to 63 of 100 big-brand name searches in three months. Here's how brand teams should track and respond.
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37.1% of AI Overview Citations Also Rank Top 10 Organically
New Ahrefs data shows 37.1% of AI Overview citations also rank in the top 10 organically. Here's what to keep and cut in link building for 2027.
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Search Console: AI Overviews Cut Organic CTR 61%
Google's free Search Console is the first-party data source for AI-era visibility. New reports show impressions without clicks; AI Overviews cut organic CTR 61%.
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Google’s YMYL: the hidden trust filter behind 1B health searches
Google's YMYL classification quietly raises the ranking bar for health, finance and civic pages. Here is what changed in 2026 and what to audit now.
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Google’s AI Fact-Check Rule, Gemini UTM Tags & CTR Shift
Google now asks sites to manually fact-check AI content and metadata. Gemini links carry UTM tags, and Q2 CTR data comes with a caveat. Here's what to change.
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SEO Planning for AI Overviews: A 6-Step Roadmap
A six-step framework to build an SEO content roadmap that wins citations, not just rankings, in AI Overviews and LLM search.
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Judge Dismisses Google Antitrust Claims, Acknowledges Harm
Judge dismisses Chegg and Penske Media antitrust claims against Google, while acknowledging publisher harm and the high bar of federal antitrust law.
