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Google Confirms Data Logging Bug in Generative AI Performance Report

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Google confirmed a logging bug in Search Console's Generative AI in Search performance report causing artificially low impression counts since August 13.

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Search Engine Land reports that Google has acknowledged a data logging error affecting the Generative AI in Search performance report within Google Search Console, which caused a dip in reported impressions beginning August 13. John Mueller clarified on Bluesky that the issue is limited to logging and does not reflect actual visibility changes in Search, with Google planning to add an annotation in Search Console to notify users.

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