Google confirms spam-fighting team remains well-staffed and active

Google's August 2026 spam update, completed in just over two days, hit sites scaling programmatic and AI-generated content, thin affiliates, and sites with scaled content abuse.

Ahrefs data reveals Facebook Groups now rank second among Google's forum and discussion results, appearing in 38% of those SERPs behind Reddit.

Search Engine Journal reports on a judge raising concerns about Google's AI and spam updates in an ongoing dispute with publishers.

Google confirmed it's dynamically expanding AI Overviews to full-screen responses on some queries, eliminating the "Show more" button and pushing organic results further down the page.