SEO & AI Search Updates

What changes. At the source.

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

tracked sources: 50
retained announcements: 181

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Updated: 2026-11-12

All announcements.

181 results

11Mar 2026

Google Search Central Blog

Search Central Live is coming to Canada!

Evidence

Google Search Central Blog · 2026-03-11 Search Central Live is coming to Canada!

Official publication: 2026-03-11
First detected: 2026-11-05
Last seen in the source: 2026-11-05
Topic: Events and learning
Status: Event announced

Added during the historical import.

Search Central Live is coming to Canada!

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 · 2026-11-05 17:05:29 UTC · Passage last seen on 2026-11-05

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256: 47b0c8a5399329194be4d418863619918e5aa1adcaff4418d4259315b76c798d

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on 2026-11-06T10:43:15+00:00 · Verify timestamp

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10Mar 2026

IAB Tech Lab official press releases

CoMP: IAB opens consultation on agreed access to content

Original IAB Tech Lab Announces CoMP Framework to Ensure LLMs Have Commercial Agreements with Publishers Before Content Crawling

Agent policy Crawler access

Evidence

IAB Tech Lab · official press releases · 2026-03-10 IAB Tech Lab Announces CoMP Framework to Ensure LLMs Have Commercial Agreements with Publishers Before Content Crawling

Official publication: 2026-03-10
First detected: 2026-11-06
Last seen in the source: 2026-11-06
Topic: Crawling and indexing
Status: Beta or preview

Added during the historical import.

IAB Tech Lab Announces CoMP Framework to Ensure LLMs Have Commercial Agreements with Publishers Before Content Crawling

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 · 2026-11-06 11:32:01 UTC · Passage last seen on 2026-11-06

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256: 1e72724c92b87fc85a8cfa105daadc35fb5f5e0e0f0245fc0a6c2a314fa5ed30
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256: c8bb2e00bdc6c1371cf638d5a93acbd97533b423a18eb2efcccb2fda965defd3

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on 2026-11-06T11:32:04+00:00 · Verify timestamp

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09Mar 2026

Chrome UX Report release notes

Chrome UX Report · February 2026

Field Core Web Vitals

Evidence

Chrome UX Report · release notes · 2026-03-09 Chrome UX Report · February 2026

Official publication: 2026-03-09
First detected: 2026-11-05
Last seen in the source: 2026-11-12
Topic: Measurement and Search Console
Status: Published

Added during the historical import.

Chrome UX Report · February 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 · 2026-11-05 17:05:09 UTC · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256: ecc1d524421557dc791d22d8c658401e72f9cfc29943f313a55c22be43209961
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256: 08bd42500e7b0dbd05a7b191d6d29ae52c8c2b2848e1af56f39b5f3d8a3c6c8e

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on 2026-11-06T10:43:15+00:00 · Verify timestamp

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04Mar 2026

Google Search Central documentation

Removed outdated information about JavaScript and accessibility

HTML structure Content without scripts or styles

Evidence

Google Search Central · documentation · 2026-03-04 Removed outdated information about JavaScript and accessibility

Official publication: 2026-03-04
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: Removed a section on accessibility from the JavaScript SEO basics documentation.…

Removed outdated information about JavaScript and accessibility

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 · 2026-11-06 02:16:03 UTC · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256: d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256: d3a65ef6d891ab5e9e3cade42d8c80fa3e09e1c9f8018bb842089c2c8082394f

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on 2026-11-06T10:43:15+00:00 · Verify timestamp

Related documentation · Permalink

03Mar 2026

Google Crawling documentation

Added an overview page about Google's web crawling

Crawler access

Evidence

Google Crawling · documentation · 2026-03-03 Added an overview page about Google's web crawling

Official publication: 2026-03-03
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 new page about how Google's crawling works.…

Added an overview page about Google's web crawling

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 · 2026-11-05 17:04:56 UTC · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256: 0b016d23d83635edc32fc8a7da77a0dab84eb1bcca35f5737c55a2a6b0b8e653
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256: 22de61d85ab8ecae3fe435653d3e87f1566b3c5514a02ae860c28192da4e2a95

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on 2026-11-06T10:43:15+00:00 · Verify timestamp

Related documentation · Permalink

02Mar 2026

Google Search Central documentation

Added preferred image best practices

Evidence

Google Search Central · documentation · 2026-03-02 Added preferred image best practices

Official publication: 2026-03-02
First detected: 2026-11-05
Last seen in the source: 2026-11-12
Topic: Search results and policies
Status: Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

What: Added a new section on specifying a preferred image with metadata to the image SEO best practices and…

Added preferred image best practices

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 · 2026-11-06 02:16:03 UTC · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256: d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256: 5eba78c7cfdef5ff46dfc7e963d3899e0c1de84771f2ed1ee61bff1d1664d046

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on 2026-11-06T10:43:15+00:00 · Verify timestamp

Related documentation · Permalink

11Feb 2026

Google Crawling documentation

Updated the location of Google's IP ranges for common crawlers, special crawlers, and user-triggered fetchers

Crawler access

Evidence

Google Crawling · documentation · 2026-02-11 Updated the location of Google's IP ranges for common crawlers, special crawlers, and user-triggered fetchers

Official publication: 2026-02-11
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: Updated the location of Google's IP ranges for…

Updated the location of Google's IP ranges for common crawlers, special crawlers, and user-triggered fetchers

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 · 2026-11-05 17:04:56 UTC · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256: 0b016d23d83635edc32fc8a7da77a0dab84eb1bcca35f5737c55a2a6b0b8e653
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256: e176c5d27a4686c28f35bca28f5be5af2cdb65765ba4061dd17e1c362f5f1059

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on 2026-11-06T10:43:15+00:00 · Verify timestamp

Related documentation · Permalink

10Feb 2026

Chrome UX Report release notes

Chrome UX Report · January 2026

Field Core Web Vitals

Evidence

Chrome UX Report · release notes · 2026-02-10 Chrome UX Report · January 2026

Official publication: 2026-02-10
First detected: 2026-11-05
Last seen in the source: 2026-11-12
Topic: Measurement and Search Console
Status: Published

Added during the historical import.

Chrome UX Report · January 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 · 2026-11-05 17:05:09 UTC · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256: ecc1d524421557dc791d22d8c658401e72f9cfc29943f313a55c22be43209961
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256: 806807ed016ad97567dd24a8e8647b86cd8301ce39b98f42618249e4ba1b4037

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on 2026-11-06T10:43:15+00:00 · Verify timestamp

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10Feb 2026

Bing Webmaster SEO and AI

Introducing AI Performance in Bing Webmaster Tools Public Preview

Decision timeline

Evidence

Bing Webmaster · SEO and AI · 2026-02-10 Introducing AI Performance in Bing Webmaster Tools Public Preview

Official publication: 2026-02-10
First detected: 2026-10-27
Last seen in the source: 2026-11-12
Topic: Measurement and Search Console
Status: Beta or preview

Added during the historical import.

Introducing AI Performance in Bing Webmaster Tools Public Preview

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 · 2026-11-05 17:04:52 UTC · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256: 868137dbcefc0d4f5f600fa2aca66b9968b095c40fab3b97f298ba0b3e1dcae4
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256: 51eeb0e5d2409f6619725968744cdc4cdac06e94ff46f05ec6794ef9c20058a2

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on 2026-11-06T10:43:15+00:00 · Verify timestamp

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05Feb 2026

Google Search Central documentation

Added information to the Get on Discover page for site owners

Evidence

Google Search Central · documentation · 2026-02-05 Added information to the Get on Discover page for site owners

Official publication: 2026-02-05
First detected: 2026-11-05
Last seen in the source: 2026-11-12
Topic: Search results and policies
Status: Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

What: Added more information on how sites can increase the likelihood of their…

Added information to the Get on Discover page for site owners

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 · 2026-11-06 02:16:03 UTC · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256: d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256: 21ce1c848610fb4133ed40294ba6cf671f5a6d648c02a47e8f2780d47d9332dc

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on 2026-11-06T10:43:15+00:00 · Verify timestamp

Related documentation · Permalink

Reference data

The registers.

Briefing · 2026-10-30 AI training and robots.txt: the Google, Bing, OpenAI and Anthropic timelines

Coverage check

What the feed missed.

Oct 2026

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.

September spam update completed Present by month-end

Search Engine Roundtable
Topics Portfolio in Bing Webmaster Tools Present by month-end

Search Engine Roundtable
Shared AI training preference Missed by month-end · Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic Backfilled since · Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic

Search Engine Journal PPC Land

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

Chrome UX Report release notes · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 13 archived publications Nov 2025 – Nov 2026
Google Business Profile API changelog · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 6 archived publications Apr 2026 – Oct 2026
Google Business Profile business guidelines · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
Google Crawling documentation · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 17 archived publications Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
Google Merchant Center announcements · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 4 archived publications Jul 2026 – Oct 2026
Google Publisher Center announcements · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 4 archived publications Jun 2022 – Feb 2025
Google Search Central Blog Dated announcements · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 23 archived publications Jan 2026 – Nov 2026
Google Search Central documentation · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 46 archived publications Jan 2026 – Nov 2026
Google Search Console AI control · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 1 archived publication Aug 2026
Google Search AI features · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
Google Search service status · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 2 archived publications Oct 2026 – Nov 2026
Google Google-Extended rules · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
Google quality rater guidelines · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
Google ranking history · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
Google search feature gallery · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
web.dev web performance · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 2 archived publications Jul 2026 – Oct 2026

Microsoft · Bing4 sources

Bing Search publishers · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 2 archived publications Jun 2026 – Oct 2026
Bing Webmaster SEO and AI · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 4 archived publications Nov 2025 – Oct 2026
Bing AI preferences · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
Bing Bingbot identity · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC

AI and other platforms16 sources

Amazon search and AI crawlers · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
Anthropic crawlers and access · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 1 archived publication Oct 2026
Apple Business local presence release notes · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 5 archived publications May 2026 – Oct 2026
Apple Business locations and brands · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 1 archived publication Mar 2026
Apple Applebot · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
ByteDance Bytespider and access · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
Common Crawl CCBot and access · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
DuckDuckGo DuckAssistBot · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-11 · 04:16 UTC Last attempt failed · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
Grok (xAI) announcements and release notes · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 9 archived publications Dec 2024 – May 2026
Grok (xAI) web search and sources · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
Meta crawlers and access · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
Mistral AI announcements · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 6 archived publications Nov 2024 – Sep 2026
Mistral AI crawlers and access · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
OpenAI publisher announcements · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 2 archived publications Jul 2026 – Oct 2026
OpenAI search crawlers · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
Perplexity search crawlers and access · Hourly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC

Standards and institutions11 sources

Cloudflare Content Signals and robots.txt · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
European Commission GPAI Code · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 6 archived publications Nov 2024 – Aug 2025
IAB Tech Lab bot management · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
IAB Tech Lab CoMP · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 1 archived publication Apr 2026
IAB Tech Lab official press releases · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 2 archived publications Mar 2026 – May 2026
IETF AIPREF Content-Usage · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
IETF AIPREF working documents · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 4 archived publications May 2025 – Sep 2026
IETF draft training signal · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 1 archived publication Oct 2026
IETF training signal text · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
RSL content licensing specification · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC
Schema.org releases · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC

Outside the default selection3 sources

Baidu search resource platform · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 6 archived publications Sep 2026 – Nov 2026 Official source
Naver Search & Tech · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 18 archived publications Jul 2026 – Nov 2026 Official source
Yandex webmaster news · Nightly Last successful read · 2026-11-12 · 02:16 UTC 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.

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.
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.
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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