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

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Google Search Central documentation

Updated guidance on using generative AI content

Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-10-27
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: Updated the using generative AI content guide with information from the Search Quality Raters guidelines. Why…

Updated guidance on using generative AI content

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
71f5e760f9bab8369bd7937d63d7a57b1fb01bd3fd70fac6b25053f1ed4120f1

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

Related documentation · Permalink

Mistral AI announcements

Mistral powers Firefox Smart Window’s browsing assistant

Original Mistral and Mozilla are bringing open, private and multilingual AI to your web browser

Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-06
Last seen in the source
2026-11-12
Topic
AI search and GEO
Status
Beta or preview

Added during the historical import.

Shortened excerpt · normalized text, not verbatim.

Open, private and multilingual AI is coming to your web browser.…

Mistral and Mozilla are bringing open, private and multilingual AI to your web browser

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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bfcbc86f47486e7ca1a2bc227cc03ee4f17eb77a7fa5e488a8cc91cfb396378f
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
f5140bb7504061c5c75087c06376187b91a6eee2e2bc9d1f21db7e4800b7c75a

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

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Google Search Console AI control

Search generative AI control

Agent policy 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.

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

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
9265c70566faffc412699db6d856852bf28a2269c01ddcbd17cff4c1834b9cf3

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

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Google Search Central documentation

Clarifying guidance on llms.txt files

Indexing directives Crawler access
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: Added a note to the AI optimization guide clarifying Google Search's usage of llms.txt files.…

Clarifying guidance on llms.txt 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 2026-11-12

Source capture · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
d1219843c3bcf51b898aaac9e726d0d23fc27ef33d421420fac36e56db04cdbf
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
13baae66937eecf12257bd60c75a5395864e7368ed6c818df2955e6917922e13

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

Related documentation · Permalink

Google Search Central documentation

Preferred sources is available in AI Mode and AI Overviews

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: Updated the feature availability section of the preferred sources documentation to include AI…

Preferred sources is available in AI Mode and AI Overviews

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
94782fa094e20c1fdd216b7b422d52c95a22419e6b596a36c3a02f57f5cd1f81

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

Related documentation · Permalink

Grok (xAI) announcements and release notes

Grok adds image search to its Web Search tool

Original Image Search in Web Search

Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-06
Last seen in the source
2026-11-12
Topic
AI search and GEO
Status
Documentation updated

Added during the historical import.

Image Search in Web 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
19bdfc17ebfdf8e63f1950708b25056b174ab354a24e4bdba8ad4f79a1adbf2a
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
408f55a2a1414f4006da375dcedff2157a5ae7916226035339f68703c2546e87

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

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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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Bing Webmaster SEO and AI

Does Duplicate Content Hurt SEO and AI Search Visibility?

Canonical URLs Google-selected canonical
Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-10-27
Last seen in the source
2026-11-12
Topic
AI search and GEO
Status
Published

Added during the historical import.

Does Duplicate Content Hurt SEO and AI Search Visibility?

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
868137dbcefc0d4f5f600fa2aca66b9968b095c40fab3b97f298ba0b3e1dcae4
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
4c3ac22140333252f18fec0fa26e28e599cb9851acdbf91ce38b22969a946b6c

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

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Grok (xAI) announcements and release notes

Grok 4.1 Fast and Agent Tools API combine web and X search

Original Grok 4.1 Fast and Agent Tools API

Evidence
Official publication
First detected
2026-11-06
Last seen in the source
2026-11-06
Topic
AI search and GEO
Status
Published

Added during the historical import.

Grok 4.1 Fast and Agent Tools API

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
7176b97ad65c77987e1c4538f0e782a2b9a0aa71c5134929a51fa18cb9280456
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
0f61686f0cee8797f43447f89c2efc5f85278053f28b992f2a6d9a62a4305328

Existence timestamped by DigiCert on · Verify timestamp

Agent tools adapt to Grok 4.1 Fast models and tool prices dropped

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
19bdfc17ebfdf8e63f1950708b25056b174ab354a24e4bdba8ad4f79a1adbf2a
Compared text · Download (gzip) · SHA-256
f0db6379c1b3fe596850da63a8bc852148df79aa2d987bad87a3a2066d6301c2

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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