SEO & AI Search Updates

What changes. At the source.

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

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Search generative AI control

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.

Search generative AI control

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

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9265c70566faffc412699db6d856852bf28a2269c01ddcbd17cff4c1834b9cf3

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

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Updated the favicon documentation

Evidence
Official publication
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.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

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

Updated the favicon 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

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d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
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Related documentation · Permalink

Update to the Site Reputation Policy

Evidence
Official publication
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.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

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

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

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5801f586c09d2c5da76bb071305f00a7fdf51c9eba92f56efc6c1ca95a607000
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3ed38fb5511e35d60efb7d1c9d650c1ccdeed80eb6b2b37a41bd6e5b61d9cdb2

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

Updated the site reputation policy

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

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d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
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Naver updates search around mock exams

Original 모의고사 준비부터 가채점까지, 네이버 검색에서 한눈에

Evidence
Official publication
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.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

안녕하세요? 네이버 검색입니다. 같은 ‘모의고사’ 검색이라도 궁금한 정보는 시험 전과 후가 달라집니다. 시험 전에는 일정과 시간표를, 시험이 끝난 뒤에는…

모의고사 준비부터 가채점까지, 네이버 검색에서 한눈에

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

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2628c71aef51cac08761e527329fe7740eaa5af7e16c43ae3d37017c9527ad62
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
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Yandex redesigns Wordstat and adds an assistant

Original Редизайн Яндекс Вордстата: новый интерфейс и умный помощник

Evidence
Official publication
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.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

Мы обновили интерфейс сервиса Яндекс Вордстат — сделали его удобнее и добавили полезные функции. Рассказываем, что изменилось…

Редизайн Яндекс Вордстата: новый интерфейс и умный помощник

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

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360d48807144687fef1055010708075fd36785ef0cadcd0b41b9eb6176967956
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64e3cbd8a8bf60fb775124104a0898069030de9a37939580465162cc1aa63ace

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Naver expands place discovery with saved lists

Original 가볼 만한 곳, 이제 다른 사람들의 ‘저장리스트’로 발견해보세요

Evidence
Official publication
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.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

안녕하세요, 네이버 플레이스 검색입니다. 여행할 지역을 검색할 때, 가장 궁금한 건 “다른 사람들은 어디를 가봤을까?”일 텐데요, 8월…

가볼 만한 곳, 이제 다른 사람들의 ‘저장리스트’로 발견해보세요

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
2628c71aef51cac08761e527329fe7740eaa5af7e16c43ae3d37017c9527ad62
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
72270d6d3ef9d066e09c781e1fb90a5fcec5468284f8509c79496e6301a5ac68

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

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New custom button for preferred sources

Evidence
Official publication
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.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

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

New custom button for preferred sources

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

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d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
2eff66c253a8dd64113c83be4009d2e34e188ff107f4ee0dd9813b2875a526a1

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Related documentation · Permalink

AIPREF: revision 05 of the draft attaching usage preferences to HTTP and robots.txt

Original Associating AI Usage Preferences with Content in HTTP

Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-06
Last seen in the source
2026-11-06
Topic
AI training
Status
Beta or preview

Added during the historical import.

Associating AI Usage Preferences with Content in HTTP

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

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68b7ecee2c71dc4f5167ade6bcf13d6f8afaf59cb95cb0fca00646bec08181f5
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
2a041b34e13f88251c9a5f800e1f8cc9f02d25d0b003801536cd3323e9a25a5c

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

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Apple Business: Maps advertising documentation

Original Apple Business · August 14, 2026

Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-08
Last seen in the source
2026-11-12
Topic
Local SEO and business listings
Status
Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

Apple Business · August 14, 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 2026-11-08

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d79498e962944cfdbe78182a26e3351c48c506ff70ceb8d6d232ca5c884e833c
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
970c40000dc66a1f46346c5fe9d8d6536fa153867c84165a446007e09c497a31

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

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Merchant Center performance reporting updates

Evidence
Official publication
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.

Merchant Center performance reporting updates

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

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Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
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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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