SEO & AI Search Updates

• Google Search Central Blog · 2026-09-14 Search Central Live India 2026: Bengaluru, We're Coming (For Real This Time)

Official publication

2026-09-14

First detected

2026-11-05

Last seen in the source

2026-11-12

Topic

Events and learning

Status

Event announced

Added during the historical import.

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Remember back in March when we told our Indian community to "sit tight"…

Search Central Live India 2026: Bengaluru, We're Coming (For Real This Time)

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• Apple Business · local presence release notes · 2026-09-10 Apple Business · September 10, 2026

Official publication

2026-09-10

First detected

2026-11-08

Last seen in the source

2026-11-11

Topic

Local SEO and business listings

Status

Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

Apple Business · September 10, 2026

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First capture · 2026-11-08 05:47:28 UTC · Passage last seen on 2026-11-08

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• Google Search Central Blog · 2026-09-08 Search Central Live is coming to Bogota and Ciudad de México

Official publication

2026-09-08

First detected

2026-11-05

Last seen in the source

2026-11-12

Topic

Events and learning

Status

Event announced

Added during the historical import.

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Leer en español…

Search Central Live is coming to Bogota and Ciudad de México

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• Google Search Central · documentation · 2026-09-08 Added documentation about regional differences in Search experience

Official publication

2026-09-08

First detected

2026-10-27

Last seen in the source

2026-11-12

Topic

Search results and policies

Status

Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

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What: Added documentation about regional differences in Search experience, which includes information about search experiences…

Added documentation about regional differences in Search experience

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First capture · 2026-11-05 17:04:51 UTC · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

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• Chrome UX Report · release notes · 2026-09-08 Chrome UX Report · August 2026

Official publication

2026-09-08

First detected

2026-11-05

Last seen in the source

2026-11-11

Topic

Measurement and Search Console

Status

Published

Added during the historical import.

Chrome UX Report · August 2026

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First capture · 2026-11-05 17:05:09 UTC · Passage last seen on 2026-11-11

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• Google Search Central · documentation · 2026-08-31 Updated the European Search Dataset Licensing Program page

Official publication

2026-08-31

First detected

2026-10-27

Last seen in the source

2026-11-12

Topic

Search results and policies

Status

Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

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What: Updated the Google European Search Dataset Licensing Program page.…

Updated the European Search Dataset Licensing Program page

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First capture · 2026-11-05 17:04:51 UTC · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

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• Google Search Console · AI control · 2026-08-31 Search generative AI control

Official publication

2026-08-31

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.

Search generative AI control

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

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• Google Search Central · documentation · 2026-08-28 Updated the favicon documentation

Official publication

2026-08-28

First detected

2026-10-27

Last seen in the source

2026-11-12

Topic

Search results and policies

Status

Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

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What: Updated the favicon documentation to specifically list out the supported favicon file formats.…

Updated the favicon documentation

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First capture · 2026-11-05 17:04:51 UTC · Passage last seen on 2026-11-12

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• Google Search Central Blog · 2026-08-28 Update to the Site Reputation Policy
• Google Search Central · documentation · 2026-08-28 Updated the site reputation policy

Official publication

2026-08-28

First detected

2026-11-05

Last seen in the source

2026-11-12

Topic

Search results and policies

Status

Published

Added during the historical import.

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In 2024, we introduced our site reputation policy to stop a practice where third-party content is published on a…

Update to the Site Reputation Policy

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Updated the site reputation policy

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• Google Search Central · documentation · 2026-08-20 New custom button for preferred sources

Official publication

2026-08-20

First detected

2026-10-27

Last seen in the source

2026-11-12

Topic

Search results and policies

Status

Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

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What: Updated the preferred sources documentation to include instructions on how to add the new custom, interactive button…

New custom button for preferred sources

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