Monday, July 13, 2026

X is adjusting its algorithm to prioritize posts from followed accounts after acknowledging data gaps in its recommendation system.

Meta announced a $50B Louisiana data center expansion to power AI development, but the project faces scrutiny over environmental and community impacts.

The European Commission is advancing teen social media restrictions, likely including an under-16 age limit backed by a new age verification system.

Google now lets advertisers apply frequency caps to video campaign groups to control ad exposure across multiple promotions.

Search Engine Land is promoting an SMX Now webinar featuring information architect Shari Thurow on building site architecture that works for SEO, users, and AI systems.

Google Ads' email support feature is currently down, returning an error message when users attempt to access it.

SERoundtable reports potential Google Search ranking volatility around July 11, with SEO community members noting reversals in sites hit by January 2026 updates.

Google formally added guidance to its canonical help document recommending SEOs include self-referential canonical tags on the canonical page itself.

Bing's product team stated that spam penalties are enforced algorithmically across multiple violators rather than as isolated, one-off takedowns because individual cases don't scale.

Google is testing a refreshed sticky ads interface with curved borders and a thinner sponsored label, refining a design it first tested in September 2024.