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German companies abuse Digital Services Act notification mechanisms to remove unfavorable reviews, creating artificial rating inflation across platforms.

Taz Patel exits AI search company as platform continues building revenue streams.

Former search liaison presents insights on algorithm updates and AI integration before transitioning to new internal role at Google.

Google Ads announces advanced AI-powered keyword matching improvements with broad match enhancements, Smart Bidding integration, and new brand control features for 2025.

Google identifies security vulnerabilities in JavaScript paywalls while publishers face mounting implementation challenges.

Multiple hosting platforms experienced dramatic crawl rate decreases in Google Search Console starting August 8, affecting large websites across Vercel, WP Engine, and Fastly infrastructures.

John Mueller cautions that LLM topic clusters create reasons for users to avoid websites rather than engage with them.

Industry professionals raise concerns about AI Max aggressive Search Partner Network expansion while Google introduces new match type reporting for automated campaigns.