Google Search Ranking Volatility Heating Up April 16th
It's been about a week and what would be do without reporting on yet more Google Search ranking volatility... I am seeing signs of a Google Search ranking update and volatility over the past 24 hours, maybe kicking in April 15th through April 16th, today.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: April 16, 2025
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Google Search ranking volatility is heating up now...
Google Sued For £5 Billion In UK Class Action Lawsuit Over Search Dominance
CNBC reports Google has been sued in the UK for £5 billion ($6.6 billion) in potential damages over allegations that the U.S. tech giant abused its "near-total dominance" in the online search market to drive up prices.
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Google Search ccTLDs Are Going Away
Google.com will soon be the only way to access Google Search. The ccTLD versions of Google will redirect to Google.com. That means if you try to go to Google.ca, Google.fr. Google.co.uk and so on, those will all redirect to Google.com.
Google Ads Suspended 200% More Advertisers (39.2M) & Removed 5.5 Billion Ads
Google has released its annual Google Ads Safety report and the big number that stands out to me is that Google has suspended over 200% more advertiser accounts in 2024 than it did in 2023; 39.2 million versus 12.7 million. Google also removed 5.1 billion ads, restricted over 9.1B ads, restricted ads on 1.3 billion publisher pages and took broader site-level enforcement action on over 220,000 publisher sites.
Google Testing New Label In Search Results Snippets
Google is testing a "new" label in the search result snippets. Several people are noticing this "new" label next to search result snippets that have new content.
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