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Official announcements. SEO and AI search, their sources and related TSEP controls.

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Google Search Central documentation

Added hasAdultConsideration to product-related structured data types

JSON-LD entities Errors and warnings
Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-05
Last seen in the source
2026-11-12
Topic
Structured data
Status
Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

What: Added the hasAdultConsideration property to the Merchant listing and Product variant documentation.…

Added hasAdultConsideration to product-related structured data types

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
647048aebb11549cac534359471fe6e892ae2552f2eace658ebaa88c3938c92d

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

Related documentation · Permalink

Google Search Central documentation

Clarifying that spam policies apply to generative AI responses in Google Search

Decision timeline
Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-05
Last seen in the source
2026-11-12
Topic
AI search and GEO
Status
Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

What: Clarified that our spam policies also apply to generative AI responses…

Clarifying that spam policies apply to generative AI responses in Google Search

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
2a219ce94b3a849548c9c39082cd466ab4bd5d1fd58c0f89d2985c6a7e8646c6

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

Related documentation · Permalink

Google Search Central Blog

A new resource for optimizing for generative AI in Google Search

Indexing directives Content after rendering Crawler access
Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-05
Last seen in the source
2026-11-05
Topic
AI search and GEO
Status
Published

Added during the historical import.

A new resource for optimizing for generative AI in Google Search

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-05

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
1319ee121fb77e8b8684c1a508d1d3b9b7ac42cd4792ffe26e935502e7439199

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

Adding a new guide on optimizing for generative AI features

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
863217cce4fc9992c6093361b349ec42f24b378577137314d73478a91bd50491

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

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Google Search Central documentation

Deprecating the FAQ rich result feature

JSON-LD entities Errors and warnings
Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-05
Last seen in the source
2026-11-12
Topic
Structured data
Status
Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

What: Added a deprecation notice to the FAQ rich result documentation.…

Deprecating the FAQ rich result feature

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
e2dc1dd06e99030bcd620cb210dc9d421c4d7765d734893fa664f227fe2b13dd

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

Related documentation · Permalink

Google Crawling documentation

Adding Web Bot Auth documentation

Crawler access
Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-05
Last seen in the source
2026-11-12
Topic
Crawling and indexing
Status
Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

What: Added documentation on how to authenticate requests with Web Bot Auth.…

Adding Web Bot Auth documentation

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
0b016d23d83635edc32fc8a7da77a0dab84eb1bcca35f5737c55a2a6b0b8e653
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
8358bb85863b179fd77c86a47398a66620fcdcdf64ce27d54c7a0232c214a57d

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

Related documentation · Permalink

IAB Tech Lab CoMP

CoMP v1 finalized: an exchange framework with separate access controls

Original CoMP v1 finalized on April 28, 2026

Agent policy Crawler access
Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-06
Last seen in the source
2026-11-06
Topic
Crawling and indexing
Status
Published

Added during the historical import.

CoMP v1 finalized on April 28, 2026

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-06

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
9b1532739e2ff9e09386235e6c2fb270dfe5302abc92d4a39a95e8164460b423
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
9f67141971593ed0b0cf2161092734ffb668a86b7cd171088d5029d721cc5594

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

Permalink

Google Search Central Blog

Introducing a new spam policy for "back button hijacking"

Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-05
Last seen in the source
2026-11-05
Topic
Search results and policies
Status
Published

Added during the historical import.

Introducing a new spam policy for "back button hijacking"

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-05

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
503f1d8126c5aff88e2e159d7fbf3b1ae93883e08c1be3a3c079661e3ea19a24

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

Introducing a new spam policy for "back button hijacking"

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
869c836e92d94bbb1d6aa26d45fc62ac2a9876ee6eec3ca08a204d0039066f3f

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

Permalink

Google Search Central Blog

New Location for the Google Crawlers' IP Range Files

Crawler access
Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-05
Last seen in the source
2026-11-05
Topic
Crawling and indexing
Status
Published

Added during the historical import.

New Location for the Google Crawlers' IP Range Files

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-05

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
46a7c3f1162fd4c9be6d7a35c2f661802badaf102d0183083f4814754c9106ef

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

Permalink

Google Search Central documentation

Added a note on the robots meta tags documentation

Indexing directives
Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-05
Last seen in the source
2026-11-12
Topic
Crawling and indexing
Status
Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

What: Added a note to the robots meta tags documentation on the way Google Search…

Added a note on the robots meta tags documentation

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
06cd414192f819ec972f655105a35100b5aaaf336c92f6762740f877d96dc8cb

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

Related documentation · Permalink

Google Search Central documentation

Added new supported properties for Discussion Forum and QA Page markup

JSON-LD entities Errors and warnings
Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-05
Last seen in the source
2026-11-12
Topic
Structured data
Status
Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

What: Added more supported properties for Discussion Forum and QA Page markup. Why…

Added new supported properties for Discussion Forum and QA Page markup

Captures were made on the dates below, sometimes after first detection. Hashes apply to decompressed files. Compared text is a normalized extraction; the source capture retains the received bytes.

First capture · · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
68ce8528c1c77ce6279e3061d9f333dbbe10a8de7d5110d7da3e55e235beed8e

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

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Reference data

The registers.

Coverage check

What the feed missed.

2 / 3

events found

67 %

2 / 6 provider mentions found

Reports missed by month-end

Shared AI training preference

Google · Microsoft · OpenAI · Anthropic

Events and comparison sources

An event counts once when any of its official reports enters the collection. Each provider is counted separately. Later backfills preserve the month-end score.

Figures cover the sampled events only, compared with independent publications at the end of each month (UTC).

Directory · 50 tracked sources

Sources and coverage.

Google16 sources
Microsoft · Bing4 sources
AI and other platforms16 sources
  • Amazon search and AI crawlers · Hourly Last successful read ·
  • Anthropic crawlers and access · Hourly Last successful read · 1 archived publication Oct 2026
  • Apple Business local presence release notes · Nightly Last successful read · 5 archived publications May 2026 – Oct 2026
  • Apple Business locations and brands · Nightly Last successful read · 1 archived publication Mar 2026
  • Apple Applebot · Hourly Last successful read ·
  • ByteDance Bytespider and access · Nightly Last successful read ·
  • Common Crawl CCBot and access · Nightly Last successful read ·
  • DuckDuckGo DuckAssistBot · Nightly Last successful read · Last attempt failed ·
  • Grok (xAI) announcements and release notes · Hourly Last successful read · 9 archived publications Dec 2024 – May 2026
  • Grok (xAI) web search and sources · Hourly Last successful read ·
  • Meta crawlers and access · Hourly Last successful read ·
  • Mistral AI announcements · Hourly Last successful read · 6 archived publications Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Mistral AI crawlers and access · Hourly Last successful read ·
  • OpenAI publisher announcements · Hourly Last successful read · 2 archived publications Jul 2026 – Oct 2026
  • OpenAI search crawlers · Hourly Last successful read ·
  • Perplexity search crawlers and access · Hourly Last successful read ·
Standards and institutions11 sources
Outside the default selection3 sources
  • Baidu search resource platform · Nightly Last successful read · 6 archived publications Sep 2026 – Nov 2026 Official source
  • Naver Search & Tech · Nightly Last successful read · 18 archived publications Jul 2026 – Nov 2026 Official source
  • Yandex webmaster news · Nightly Last successful read · 5 archived publications Aug 2026 – Oct 2026 Official source

Available archives vary by source. Changes to undated documentation pages are reviewed before they may appear in the feed.

Primary sources feed the editorial selection. Baidu, Naver and Yandex remain available by filter and in search.

The method

Facts. With context.

  1. Collect

    Critical sources are checked hourly; all sources are checked nightly. One record keeps the original title, published date and sources for each event. Undated documentation changes are held for review. The French and English RSS feeds support WebSub to notify compatible subscribers after publication.

  2. Classify

    A yellow square marks a change that may affect a TSEP check, access rule, diagnosis or deadline. Recurring publications and events remain background information. A yellow triangle identifies background news; a dashed circle means classification is pending. Translations are editorial.

  3. Review for TSEP

    Each month, the review connects announcements to relevant TSEP controls. For each item reviewed, the team decides whether the protocol already covers it, a change needs consideration, or monitoring should continue or close.

Impact explains practical consequences after human review in the displayed language. View adds a distinct editorial position: it is public only after personal approval, with the author’s name and reviewed language. AI-assisted proposals remain in the private workspace.

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