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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 has launched a reporting feature allowing users to flag owner responses to reviews for violations like profanity, harassment, discrimination, or personal information disclosure.
Google amended its SerpApi lawsuit to focus on licensed content protection while expanding AI Overviews to local results and rolling out several Merchant Center updates.
Google's AI Overviews for local results are frequently citing self-promotional listicles as primary sources instead of directing users to actual business websites.
Google refreshed its Business Profile help documentation with updated guidance on identifying legitimate versus fraudulent calls and texts via WhatsApp and RCS.
Google is rolling out D-U-N-S number requirements for Local Service Ads verification in select US verticals, though alternative documents are accepted if a D-U-N-S cannot be obtained.
A Google Business Profiles bug is causing both new and previously approved products to revert to pending status across multiple accounts with no official fix announced yet.
Google is testing a blue background color for the Google Business Profile dashboard interface in Google Search, replacing the previous white background.
Google is now notifying users when their reviews don't post and offering an appeals process, rolling out globally this week.
Business owners report their review replies have vanished from Google Business Profiles, though replies remain visible in incognito mode and the issue appears widespread.
Google removed its OpenTable help document from Maps support but confirmed the partnership remains active after documentation consolidation.
Apple has updated its Maps Ads policies to prohibit home service businesses, bail bonds, crypto ATMs, and certain medical services from advertising on the platform.
Google citations in AI Mode search results surged 8.4x in two months, driven by Business Profiles and Product Knowledge Panels appearing inline in answers.
Per Search Engine Land, TikTok's recommendation engine is increasingly becoming the initial discovery point for customers, while Google shifts from discovery channel to decision validator.
GatherUp is hosting a free local search webinar on April 23 featuring industry experts discussing Google My Business, reputation management, and agency strategies.
GatherUp tracked Google's month-long pause of reviews and Q&A starting March 2020 and the platform's uneven, category-by-category rollout to restore them by summer.
GatherUp's local SEO webinar covered new GMB service hours and attributes, Google's spam problem in local listings, and review attribute expansions.
GatherUp breaks down competing definitions of agentic search and explains why local reputation still matters as AI agents handle more tasks for users.
Analysis of 87.6M AI search visits across 10 markets shows local and regional domains, not global brands, often lead AI search results—fundamentally reshaping competitive dynamics by market and vertical.
Google has launched Ask Maps, a conversational AI feature in Google Maps that lets users plan trips and research local businesses through natural language queries.