Google AI Tests, Local Pack Quality Issues & Meta's Search Plans

SERoundtable's weekly recap covers Google's AI home page tests, quality concerns in AI-powered local results, and Meta's web crawling activity that may signal a new search engine project.

Google Adds Report Feature for Problematic Owner Responses

Google has launched a reporting feature allowing users to flag owner responses to reviews for violations like profanity, harassment, discrimination, or personal information disclosure.