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Spammers are exploiting Google's Gemini Notebook to flood search results with low-quality pages

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SERoundtable reports spammers are using Google's public Gemini Notebook feature to generate and publish low-quality pages across search results.

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SERoundtable reports that spammers are exploiting Gemini Notebook, Google's public NotebookLM feature, to flood Google Search with low-quality content spanning adult products, pharmaceuticals, and promotional offers. The abuse highlights a potential vulnerability in Google's AI-generated content tools that could impact organic search quality if left unaddressed.

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