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Google Revises SerpApi Lawsuit Over Licensed Content; AI Overviews Expand to Local Results

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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.

SERoundtable reports that Google has amended its lawsuit against SerpApi, the search scraper tool, shifting focus to licensed content protection after the original complaint was dismissed. In parallel, Google is randomly showing AI Overviews for local results that often cite low-quality listicles, and introduced new Performance Max features for local business goals and expanded Merchant Center reporting capabilities starting August 24, 2026.
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