This week’s SEO Pulse covers Google’s AI publisher dispute, spam update fallout, the GEO debate, AI citation gaps, and ...

Google is now capable of detecting fake reviews faster. Google blocked 170 million fake reviews in 2023. A new algorithm detects fake reviews with 45% higher accuracy than before. Google blocks over ...

Security researchers issued an advisory on six unique XSS vulnerabilities discovered in the Elementor Website Builder and its Pro version that may allow attackers to inject malicious scripts.

YouTube’s new Brand Pulse Report helps marketers measure full brand impact across paid ads, creator videos, and organic content using AI-powered insights. For years, marketers have struggled to ...

Ahrefs acquired Detailed.com and the Detailed SEO Extension. All current extension functionality remains free; no user action required. The extension keeps its name; Allsopp joins Ahrefs full time.

Google can crawl iframe content, but it's important to accompany iframes with text-based links to improve indexing accuracy. Website owners should consider alternatives to iframes, as iframe content ...

Google's August spam update rolls out as generative UI reaches AI Overviews, publishers get an embeddable button, and ...

Reports online suggest that at least a part of Google’s August Spam Update was about removing AI-generated SEO content that was expressly created for ranking for search engines. Google recently ...

Brave is rolling out Ask Brave, a unified search tool that combines AI chat features with regular search results. It’s accessible on all browsers via the Brave Search homepage. Ask Brave offers ...

A bookstore's AI-altered ad exposed a gap most marketing teams haven't fixed – nobody owns what AI changes after approval.

Google is rolling out hotel booking in AI Mode with Google Pay checkout. Flight alerts and rewards pricing are available in ...

Google is replacing site reputation abuse penalties in the EEA with a system that can rank affected site sections ...