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Hunar commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Traffic absolutely done for me today down 80%. Yet rankings are up. Makes sense..

Comment ID #6824443775 01/16/2026 09:01 am

John A. User commented on Google Search To Prioritize Removing Prediction News Content In Search

and Schumer, Pelosi and Lofgren for Dems, the whole system stinks... They all have relatives working for BigTech so conflicts of Interest whereas except for a few, all are curry favouring Trump for Heir Apparent. Different Parties, Different Reasons, Same Levels of Corruption.

Comment ID #6824443351 01/16/2026 09:00 am

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

Maybe it's just Google tossing another shovel full of dirt on everyone's grave? There's no change in traffic whatsoever, and that's because of AI Slop Overviews, Ads and those People Also Piss boxes at the top of the serp's. Ranking even number 1 is dead as is Google.

Comment ID #6824441247 01/16/2026 08:55 am

DataDonkey commented on Google Search To Prioritize Removing Prediction News Content In Search

Google should instead be focusing on removing their AI Slop Overviews, People Also Piss Boxes and their spamming of the ads. Unfortunately this will not happen until the Poop Technocrats inside GreedlePlex are fired and their Republicrat friends in DC are voted out of office.

Comment ID #6824439442 01/16/2026 08:51 am

Dimitris Abrazis commented on Google Search To Prioritize Removing Prediction News Content In Search

So now google will tell people what they can write about and what not... This is a joke. Google is living in another planet and has no sense of reality

Comment ID #6824429376 01/16/2026 08:27 am

Dimitris Abrazis commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Same in Greece. We are done...

Comment ID #6824424731 01/16/2026 08:15 am

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

In November a German court ordered Google to pay over $600 million USD in damages to German price comparison sites Idealo and Producto. To not get sued again, and make the court happy, Google changed for the plaintiffs and adjusted their algo/layout to steal from smaller price comparison sites that don't have the clout and funds to sue.

Comment ID #6824407670 01/16/2026 07:24 am

Handykult commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

In Germany, Google has virtually destroyed all small comparison and information sites since the December update. In Google's eyes, only large publishers are still considered "experts," solely focused on grabbing traffic for everything imaginable through countless subdomains...

Comment ID #6824392585 01/16/2026 06:32 am

Ted (or Big T) commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Totaly dead. AdSense dropped to 1,2 EUR :D Yesterday revenue was 50 EUR, today it will be 10 EUR. NICE GOOGLE!!!!!!!!

Comment ID #6824370370 01/16/2026 05:00 am

SpXmtdd commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Well search is set up to bring most of the revenue to google, so it's working for them. They just passed the 4 trillion dollars mark ...

Comment ID #6824340191 01/16/2026 02:24 am

Daniel commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

i agree!

Comment ID #6824335421 01/16/2026 01:53 am

Golden Phoenix commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

nobody can tell me Google can have Gemini 3 and Veo 3.1 but can't fix its search. It's on purpose but we all know that anyway

Comment ID #6824312084 01/15/2026 11:36 pm

Website Webmaster commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Slight traffic uptick since same days last week. Not big, maybe just under 5%.

Comment ID #6824266425 01/15/2026 08:57 pm

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

At least some more publishers want to go after the Google Crime Syndicate. News from Roosters: <b>Publishers seek to join lawsuit against Google over AI training</b> - <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/publishers-seek-join-lawsuit-against-google-over-ai-training-2026-01-15/">https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/publishers-seek-join-lawsuit-against-google-over-ai-training-2026-01-15/</a> <blockquote>Publishers Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group (CNGO.PK) asked a California federal court on Thursday for permission to intervene in a proposed class action lawsuit against Google (GOOGL.O) over the alleged misuse of copyrighted material used to train its artificial intelligence systems. The publishers said in their proposed complaint that the tech company "engaged in one of the most prolific infringements of copyrighted materials in history" to build its AI capabilities, copying content from Hachette books and Cengage textbooks without permission.</blockquote>

Comment ID #6824175708 01/15/2026 04:34 pm

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Long before Google's AI was stealing intellectual property was Amazon who profited from Chinese knockoffs destroying legitimate brands. So it's good to see Amazon get a dose of what worthless feels like. <b>Amazon threatens ‘drastic’ action after Saks bankruptcy, says $475M stake is now worthless</b> - <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/amazon-says-saks-investment-is-worthless-after-bankruptcy.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/amazon-says-saks-investment-is-worthless-after-bankruptcy.html</a> <blockquote>When Saks acquired Neiman Marcus for $2.7 billion in December 2024, Amazon invested $475 million into the venture on the grounds the retailer would start selling its products on Amazon’s website and the tech company would offer technology and logistics expertise. “That equity investment is now presumptively worthless,” Amazon’s attorneys wrote in a Wednesday filing, hours after Saks filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. “Saks continuously failed to meet its budgets, burned through hundreds of millions of dollars in less than a year, and ran up additional hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid invoices owed to its retail partners.”</blockquote>

Comment ID #6824171933 01/15/2026 04:26 pm

Ted (or Big T) commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Today more spam websites in Discover. Spam websites are very OLD, registred yesterday :D

Comment ID #6824126865 01/15/2026 02:55 pm

Dimitris Abrazis commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

That's True. Ezoic has a CDN that skyrockets Core Web Vitals maxing out the website's performance. But they don't pay as much...

Comment ID #6824120468 01/15/2026 02:43 pm

Rowan commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Come on, guys, do you really think the sharp drop in ad revenue is a “bug”? You all should know by now that Google can be fucking evil, and they are willing to do ‘tests’ even when people’s income is at stake. Remember the DOJ reports of how they deliberately dumbed down the search results or moved elements around in the search results just to see if it would increase ad revenue? Or those “bugs” when posts would suddenly deindex or not get indexed/crawled at all during crucial shopping periods. I wouldn’t be surprised they’re either trying to collect data to see how much revenue they would get if they reduce revenue payout to publishers, or, like Sam said, to compensate for the drop in ad revenue. And I can guarantee you there won’t be any “compensation” for the lost ad revenue. You know it. I know it. We all know it.

Comment ID #6824109200 01/15/2026 02:20 pm

2026 commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

So True I've started despising that tremendous AI fake shit

Comment ID #6824100877 01/15/2026 02:04 pm

2026 commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Rpm Down 70% cpc down 80% earnings down 90%

Comment ID #6824100336 01/15/2026 02:03 pm

2026 commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

I'm surprised how the lines of my "complaint" are already written here by someone

Comment ID #6824099924 01/15/2026 02:02 pm

2026 commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

💯

Comment ID #6824099448 01/15/2026 02:01 pm

2026 commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Amen

Comment ID #6824098431 01/15/2026 01:59 pm

UncleKrusty commented on Google Says Universal Commerce Protocol Won't Kill SEO

Any AI transactions that circumvent our detailed instructions/terms, for products covered under safety standards, is unwanted. An opt-out feature is needed, but if required we will disable our product feeds.

Comment ID #6824055224 01/15/2026 12:37 pm

UncleKrusty commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Definitely agree with you that nothing, including third party reports should be trusted. I just know how it works - Google extracts more money and product/service pricing goes up to match or exceed Google's cut. I'm not saying Google's ad revenue won't go down, just not yet. However, I believe their wealth will increase even as their revenue goes down only because everyone else will have less money.

Comment ID #6824053686 01/15/2026 12:35 pm

Sam commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

It is very sad. Like you I started in 1999 ditto and don't forget SEO Chat. I am not as well off as you and still have a mortgage and I am too old and ill to start over. I hope I touched someone in all those people I reached but as things go on I don't think the internet will even exist anymore. I have not written anything for a few months now, what is the point of human content anymore, for it to just be stolen by AI. Very sad time John Mueller.

Comment ID #6824032202 01/15/2026 11:55 am

Mr Bob commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Google runs AdSense as an after thought, website is unusable on mobile and in all honesty they have never seemed to care about their AdSense partners compared to every other AdTech company.

Comment ID #6823991913 01/15/2026 10:38 am

Matt Foster commented on Google AI Mode Ads - Explore Guides and Articles

Looks like Performance Max is the route to get there?

Comment ID #6823958472 01/15/2026 09:32 am

Sam commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

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Comment ID #6823930417 01/15/2026 08:32 am

Mumuu commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

sums up exactly what is going on!

Comment ID #6823930181 01/15/2026 08:32 am

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