Google Can Temporarily Protect Important URLs From Being Deindexed
Gary Illyes from Google said that when important URLs serve a 4xx status code, Google Search can "temporarily protect the URL from falling out of the index right away." Meaning, Google Search will still show the URL in Google Search, for a short while, just to make sure searchers can still find it.
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Google Business Profiles Car Dealership Inventory Limited Pilot
Google Business Profiles is testing a "new feature pilot" for car dealership inventory, which has limited availability. This seems different from Google's previous local car listings and inventory options. Google added this to the help documentation under the title "Car dealership inventory (limited availability)" within how to edit your profile.
Google Search Profiles Spotted Adding LinkedIn
Google Search Profiles officially supports YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and X, plus you can also add Facebook and your website. But now some are seeing Google add LinkedIn as well.
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Google Ads Explains Difference With Search Terms Match Type (Keywords)
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Google Emails: Site Reputation Policy Manual Actions No Longer Impact EEA
Google just sent out emails to some sites that have site reputation abuse policy manual actions that those manual actions won't impact the search results within the EEA, European Economic Area. This actually took effect on August 30, 2026, but now, two months later, Google is notifying site owners via Google Search Console.
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