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Google Search Rankings Show Significant Volatility on September 23rd and 24th

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SERoundtable reports significant volatility in Google Search rankings on September 23–24, suggesting a possible unconfirmed ranking update.

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SERoundtable observed significant volatility in Google Search rankings beginning around September 23rd and continuing through September 24th. While the update remains unconfirmed, the outlet notes enough signals to suggest some form of Google Search ranking change occurred, though accompanying chatter has slowed as Google sends less traffic overall to sites.

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