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FF222 commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Phase Two Hit September 30th

It's not about the quality of the answers. Google doesn't care about that. What they care about is 1. the ability to circumvent copyright law through rephrasing by LLMs 2. not allow businesses to appear in the results/answers without paying them Everything else is subservient to these.

Comment ID #6940633461 10/01/2026 08:19 pm

Andrew Pace commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Phase Two Hit September 30th

Total garbage today

Comment ID #6940593912 10/01/2026 05:45 pm

Taryn White commented on Google AI Overview Lawsuit Dismissed - No Formal Agreement With Publishers

Absolutely! The <b>in</b>justice system is such a joke.

Comment ID #6940562589 10/01/2026 04:15 pm

Mark commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Phase Two Hit September 30th

Lol how will they survive on only 30m visits a month now... I spend a good chunk of the year in Spain, I wouldn't want to "work" there normally but its a brilliant place to be if you can bring a job with you and ignore all the spanish bureaucracy :D I doubt Amazon will even feel that seo hit - I dont even google something if I want something at my spanish house, I go straight to amazon. They've got 25% of the entire online shopping market in spain.

Comment ID #6940508198 10/01/2026 02:03 pm

Sam commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Weekend Impact

I have seen a small positive change around 3% on organic (up) and my AI impressions have gone from 7 to 97k a day, so it is positive for me.

Comment ID #6940493336 10/01/2026 01:26 pm

Samir commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Phase Two Hit September 30th

Sir yes. Very much pain 'asheur alyawm tmamaan kama yasheur lisan @disqus_LKQWej2Eyc:disqus baed 'an 'umein allaeiq fi muakharati bieumq shadid maratan 'ukhraa allaylat almadiata.

Comment ID #6940479365 10/01/2026 12:53 pm

John A. User commented on Google AI Overview Lawsuit Dismissed - No Formal Agreement With Publishers

What a surprise, actually no surprise with that AmitUER judge.

Comment ID #6940476231 10/01/2026 12:46 pm

Bender G commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Phase Two Hit September 30th

All dead

Comment ID #6940468291 10/01/2026 12:28 pm

Ted (or Big T) commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Phase Two Hit September 30th

Strong hit from Google. Very strong

Comment ID #6940453203 10/01/2026 11:52 am

Bender G commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Phase Two Hit September 30th

According to SEMrush, Amazon Spain saw a 22.66% drop in organic traffic. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/5ff07c0f40ac5d7cbf896b7f44d2f2c3ebfd610eda982f496f8be06172df5ea7.png In my humble little shop, I’ll get a few sales in a short burst, and then it’s like my shop completely disappears from the Internet—no customers at all.

Comment ID #6940447776 10/01/2026 11:39 am

Sensei commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Phase Two Hit September 30th

Figures sadistic Googlers needed to turn up the heat. They obviously weren't getting off seeing enough pain on this one as these poofters hoped. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/be62f70ec0e2a8e384c1ec22aa7b47d8351447a09e77ae982e12ec5a721f0d82.gif

Comment ID #6940447461 10/01/2026 11:38 am

DataDesert commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Phase Two Hit September 30th

reddit used for ai search results... I dont know about that. I always found it odd that reddit was allowed to be in search results like that. Unless its used to gauge consumer thoughts on said product that the user searched for

Comment ID #6940446161 10/01/2026 11:35 am

Ted (or Big T) commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Weekend Impact

Targeted.

Comment ID #6940397309 10/01/2026 09:40 am

Samir commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Weekend Impact

Sir yes

Comment ID #6940389354 10/01/2026 09:21 am

Andrew commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Weekend Impact

Tools are saying massive drops for a website i work with but GSC, GA and manual checks don't match what the tools are reporting. Is the tool data bloated and/or just wrong?

Comment ID #6940376616 10/01/2026 08:47 am

Renan Ferrer commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Weekend Impact

After 15 months, a positive sign. Recovery? I don't know... https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d0df2ed4362d1d69a37ece1ff5fd19144c6d2079229120e61bc440303ed0b66a.png

Comment ID #6940375929 10/01/2026 08:45 am

Andrew commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Weekend Impact

Has anyone noticed that yes the tools are saying massive changes in the SERPs for a website you are following. But GSC, GA and manual checks of the SERP does not match?

Comment ID #6940375686 10/01/2026 08:44 am

Barry Schwartz commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Weekend Impact

Any more movement on your end? Maybe the next phase didn't really roll out yet or maybe it is more targeted? I see many of the tools are still pretty heated.

Comment ID #6940364952 10/01/2026 08:12 am

Mihai Voicu commented on Google Not Indexing New Content On Blogger Custom Domains?

My conclusion is that custom domain in Blogspot is buggy, especially for subdomains. The only SEO friendly solution seems to be... to not use the Blogspot custom domain and use a Cloudflare worker as reverse proxy with your personal domain. Details in link: <a href="https://philosophy.mihvoi.ro/2026/09/google-search-engine-does-not-index.html">https://philosophy.mihvoi.ro/2026/09/google-search-engine-does-not-index.html</a>

Comment ID #6940333990 10/01/2026 06:10 am

Samir commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Weekend Impact

Curse google. Curse them biasm eanzati wa"aljihad alqirmizii"... yajib tathir alkufaar albayd al'ashrar!

Comment ID #6940296463 10/01/2026 02:26 am

Samir commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Weekend Impact

Yes Google is doing this again and site traffic still dead with wifes respect. Must end this pain and need more help than phone number @johnauser:disqus gave me that told me to end life

Comment ID #6940293887 10/01/2026 02:07 am

John A. User commented on Google Paying About 100 Publishers 0.1% Of Ad Revenue In AI Contribution Pilot

And get no reward apart from a pittance that this article says, nah.

Comment ID #6940291397 10/01/2026 01:46 am

clone21 commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Weekend Impact

Its been always dead like a dead.

Comment ID #6940287842 10/01/2026 01:18 am

Lucky Aswal commented on Google Paying About 100 Publishers 0.1% Of Ad Revenue In AI Contribution Pilot

Google’s AI contribution pilot highlights the growing importance of quality content in AI search. Publishers should focus on SEO strategies, original content, and AI-driven digital marketing trends.

Comment ID #6940281849 10/01/2026 12:38 am

FF222 commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Weekend Impact

You already have the answer. You just don't like it.

Comment ID #6940276054 10/01/2026 12:00 am

Mark commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Weekend Impact

<blockquote> So, your thinking is flawed, and is exactly what Google wants you to believe, because it's virtually a voluntary surrender on your part, without even trying.</blockquote> So again, please answer me this. How do I fight back without committing financial suicide? I'm an adult with an earning site, I need the income from it for my family.

Comment ID #6940271902 09/30/2026 11:37 pm

Sam commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Weekend Impact

The human voice will end up being the thing that will win eventually in a world full of AI,

Comment ID #6940209900 09/30/2026 07:28 pm

Samir commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Weekend Impact

Yes @disqus_LKQWej2Eyc:disqus hadha sahihun, yumkinuk shaft kuli alfadalat min muakharati kama faealat fi almarat alsaabiqati, thuma alqiam bilaeaq fathat sharjiin bibaraeatik almaehudati.

Comment ID #6940209003 09/30/2026 07:25 pm

FF222 commented on Google September 2026 Spam Update Weekend Impact

It's the same with all workers vs factory owners. They're all competitors with each other. Yet, unions exist. So, your thinking is flawed, and is exactly what Google wants you to believe, because it's virtually a voluntary surrender on your part, without even trying. Then again, unions exist and are effective mainly not because workers just tried to band together against factory owners, but because they elected politicians that passed laws that protected worker rights and enabled them to band together effectively. Without those laws workers in themselves would have been pretty much powerless. The exact same thing is what's needed to reign in Google. Antitrust laws need to be enforced and new ones need to be passed. Using of copyrighted material for AI training without explicit permission has to be declared copyright violation. Company leaders need to be held criminally liable for copyright violations. Only the latter will enable everyday people to step up effectively against Google and other mega corporations.

Comment ID #6940192024 09/30/2026 06:21 pm

DataDonkey commented on Google Paying About 100 Publishers 0.1% Of Ad Revenue In AI Contribution Pilot

Google didn't lose three antitrust lawsuits and get fined billions of dollars all over the world because they are fair. One thing is certain, publishers are getting screwed. There's nothing like a thief telling publishers what their content is worth and their choice is to take it or get absolutely nothing. Google needs to be broken up, ground into tiny pieces and sold off to pay publishers restitution.

Comment ID #6940174061 09/30/2026 05:20 pm

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