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John A. User commented on Google Is Appealing Its Search Monopoly Ruling

Think DOJ were held back by senior lawyers who feared the hand of Trump given how in bed he is in with BigTech. DOJ should still appeal, I hope nothing legal can stop them. AmitEUR should definitely be investigated over the weak remedies. He probably asked Gemini on what to do such is the weakness of the Remedies...

Comment ID #6825872722 01/19/2026 12:10 pm

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

The requirement for Youtube is high. Think you should also look at TikTok and DailyMotion.

Comment ID #6825871085 01/19/2026 12:07 pm

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

Nope, no word from Bill Lambert, funnily enough we were just talking about him on another thread, can't remember which one now.

Comment ID #6825870527 01/19/2026 12:06 pm

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

@dan__richardson:disqus is right though, SERPS never sleeps, they're just too paranoid and too fidgety.

Comment ID #6825869950 01/19/2026 12:05 pm

Dan Richardson commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

apologies, any sightings of Bill Lambert at all during my absence?

Comment ID #6825843116 01/19/2026 11:13 am

Mumuu commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTg5OGZmOWM5cDlqOW94N201MDNqeTk5NzR6MzF4OTh6czN3OWZtM3p2N2Y2dmdsayZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/fUYhyT9IjftxrxJXcE/giphy-downsized-small.mp4 Welcome back after a year's time with your "trademark replica".

Comment ID #6825841309 01/19/2026 11:10 am

Dan Richardson commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

SERPs don't sleep eh

Comment ID #6825833693 01/19/2026 10:55 am

UncleKrusty commented on Google Is Appealing Its Search Monopoly Ruling

I'm not sure more punitive remedies can be added since the DOJ didn't appeal those remedies. Why the DOJ didn't appeal Judge Mehta's remedies should be the subject of an investigation as should Judge Mehta's remedies. The damage done to markets and consumers demanded something that would force change instead of continuing the status quo.

Comment ID #6825813557 01/19/2026 10:13 am

UncleKrusty commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

Is this site just a reseller of Google's AI? If so, Google is making money from each user they signup which is why Google is sending them a ton of traffic.

Comment ID #6825801982 01/19/2026 09:49 am

John A. User commented on OpenAI To Test Ads On ChatGPT

Given how much these scumbags are losing money every day, they're scrambling for whatever money they can. You can guarantee that Google + Bing et el will follow suit.

Comment ID #6825771599 01/19/2026 08:39 am

John A. User commented on Google Says Link Spam In Comments Have No Effect On SEO/Search

I am assuming this only applies to sections which identify as comments? Didn't Google come up with a tag or something that allows webmasters to say this is a user comment?

Comment ID #6825769814 01/19/2026 08:35 am

John A. User commented on Google Is Appealing Its Search Monopoly Ruling

Not surprised, let's hope the Judge can throw away the original remedy and start again with tougher. Surely when someone appeals, the Judge can go the other way? One wonders how long this will take to resolve. The first stage took five years, way too long. Take Google vs Oracle, which took 10 years from start to finish, and we're 5 years in and only on stage 1.

Comment ID #6825768187 01/19/2026 08:30 am

Golden Phoenix commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

I have given up on this business already, so I just laugh at this. I update my sites but I am looking at it like a hobby. It's clear I am not making any money from this, so I will switch gears to AI myself but for videos. I have a YouTube channel. It brings about $250 a month. 20k subs. I have to figure out how to better monetize that

Comment ID #6825751077 01/19/2026 07:39 am

Ted (or Big T) commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

Totaly dead today. No traffic, only spam parasites websites. Wtf???

Comment ID #6825747792 01/19/2026 07:28 am

Hunar commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

Yea it’s absolutely terrible, and it looks like they are ramping up ai overviews for a lot more queries as well.

Comment ID #6825747642 01/19/2026 07:28 am

Golden Phoenix commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

The amount of shuffling I am seeing lately is so crazy. haha. I don't even know what to say anymore

Comment ID #6825731505 01/19/2026 06:29 am

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

I'm no longer seeing proper ads any more, more just tags which go nowhere.

Comment ID #6825692263 01/19/2026 03:26 am

Claire commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

absolutely terrible... many ai crap in my niche too. and i still can't get a job. at this point i may have to work at wendy's. :(

Comment ID #6825690800 01/19/2026 03:17 am

Anders Gerlev Herstrøm commented on Google Says Universal Commerce Protocol Won't Kill SEO

1. It's all opt-in. 2. <a href="https://developers.google.com/merchant/ucp/guides/merchant-center#22_product_warnings">https://developers.google.com/merchant/ucp/guides/merchant-center#22_product_warnings</a>

Comment ID #6825677768 01/19/2026 01:53 am

Daniel commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

I see in the comments that some people have it back. For me, both traffic and adsense rpm have dropped (obviously also ad impressions)

Comment ID #6825649905 01/18/2026 10:39 pm

Saiki commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

This trash AI site is seeing massive upside in the SERPs. Jeez, Google, you suck, you suck. https://www.oreateai(.)com/blog/ https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/dbef2f4530c6ceca4789b483e83feb3d009066b24cd2a4c78f81a8a9268be715.png

Comment ID #6825613033 01/18/2026 08:19 pm

FF222 commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

This (ie. traffic from Discover or Google News - or both - going to zero) happened to me several times over the past few years, but after 1-2 weeks it was always back. Now, I'm not saying that traffic is good, that I like to work for essentially free for weeks, or that traffic always returned to previous levels (especially not immediately) - but it came back. So, everything's not lost yet for you.

Comment ID #6825601141 01/18/2026 07:38 pm

Jean Maurice Port commented on Google AI Mode Ads - Explore Guides and Articles

Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh

Comment ID #6825568885 01/18/2026 05:55 pm

Zolux commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

The AdSense RPM at its lowest since 13 years.

Comment ID #6825547934 01/18/2026 05:04 pm

John A. User commented on Google Top Stories Preferred Sources Graduates Labs

Missed it first time round :O Although mine is not a news site, I'm adding it to see if its useful for general search.

Comment ID #6825359577 01/18/2026 09:52 am

John A. User commented on Google Top Stories Preferred Sources Graduates Labs

So this is only for news, not search in general?

Comment ID #6825359383 01/18/2026 09:52 am

John A. User commented on Google May Add Analytics For Preferred Sources

Do you know if they've done this yet in the GSC? I've just noticed this feature, so it hasn't gone live yet.

Comment ID #6825355371 01/18/2026 09:41 am

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

It would be good if the "Fraud Accountability Act" would be modified to include executives who have helped lead corporations that have been found guilty of committing fraud against Americans by violating antitrust laws. This way Shitdar could be stripped of his citizenship, labeled an enemy of the state and sent to the El Salvador prison where he belongs. What happened in Minnesota was like a group of people shoplifting a pack of gum compared to Google's economic crimes against humanity. <b>Blackburn Leads Colleagues in Introducing Bicameral Legislation to Deport and Denaturalize Fraudsters Following Minnesota Somali Schemes</b> - <a href="https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2026/1/crime/blackburn-leads-colleagues-in-introducing-bicameral-legislation-to-deport-and-denaturalize-fraudsters-following-minnesota-somali-schemes">https://www.blackburn.senate.gov/2026/1/crime/blackburn-leads-colleagues-in-introducing-bicameral-legislation-to-deport-and-denaturalize-fraudsters-following-minnesota-somali-schemes</a> <blockquote>Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) introduced the Fraud Accountability Act, which would explicitly add fraud as a deportable offense under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The bill would also make clear that any person who commits a deportable offense, now explicitly including fraud, would be subject to denaturalization. “Anyone who comes to the United States and steals from American taxpayers by committing fraud should be deported,” said Senator Blackburn. “The fraud schemes we have seen in Minnesota and across the country are a betrayal of hardworking American taxpayers, and individuals like the Somali scammers in Minnesota should be subject to both deportation and denaturalization for these crimes. The Fraud Accountability Act would hold these criminals accountable for robbing American taxpayers.”</blockquote>

Comment ID #6825352864 01/18/2026 09:35 am

Bolat Sabikhan commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

I was looking for my own post (according to GSC, it has been indexed), but I couldn’t find it and got these results instead. I don’t think my post is as bad as these.

Comment ID #6825185996 01/17/2026 08:41 pm

Bolat Sabikhan commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 15-16

I would have said it today as well. Look at the image, this is the shit hole.

Comment ID #6825184149 01/17/2026 08:35 pm

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