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Helga commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Yes dear. Every day that I still wake up I'm surprised.

Comment ID #6823259485 01/13/2026 08:46 pm

2026 commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

It doesn't matter. Who cares even if we die.

Comment ID #6823208041 01/13/2026 06:09 pm

Dan commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

A complete disaster my friend, jump aboard, in it for the long-run, let's hope for change soon.

Comment ID #6823207547 01/13/2026 06:07 pm

Dan commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Seeming similar, a total collapse in traffic but no change in rankings.

Comment ID #6823207438 01/13/2026 06:07 pm

2026 commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Seems everyone's sailing in the same boat

Comment ID #6823207024 01/13/2026 06:06 pm

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Is this a new lawsuit or just an amended lawsuit? Hard to keep up with all of Google's criminal conduct. See Roosters news. <b>Google defends AI search summaries in Rolling Stone publisher's lawsuit</b> - <a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/google-defends-ai-search-summaries-rolling-stone-publishers-lawsuit-2026-01-13/">https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/google-defends-ai-search-summaries-rolling-stone-publishers-lawsuit-2026-01-13/</a> <blockquote>The publisher said that in a competitive market Google would pay publishers for republishing their work or using their content to train its AI systems. Google countered that it has no obligation to index publishers’ content on their preferred terms. Publishers can block indexing entirely, the filing said, and Google does not make any referral traffic guarantees for indexed sites. “In PMC’s preferred world, Google Search must be frozen in time, requiring users to speculatively visit websites like PMC’s to access their desired information — if it is found there at all,” Google told the court.</blockquote>

Comment ID #6823206244 01/13/2026 06:04 pm

2026 commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

It has gone insane. $0.50 every 5 hours lol.

Comment ID #6823206065 01/13/2026 06:03 pm

Dimitris Abrazis commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Adsense eefresses too late for the last hour. Something is happening

Comment ID #6823204442 01/13/2026 05:59 pm

Dimitris Abrazis commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Lowest I have seen. From 7 million per month to this. How can this be happening. I really don't know...

Comment ID #6823203290 01/13/2026 05:55 pm

googleisjoke commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

all runs fast bro

Comment ID #6823198059 01/13/2026 05:42 pm

Barry Schwartz commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

maybe you got some malware?

Comment ID #6823197904 01/13/2026 05:41 pm

googleisjoke commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

I tried again now, and it's same, not work

Comment ID #6823197654 01/13/2026 05:41 pm

Golden Phoenix commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

traffic has absolutely collapses and rankings haven't changed. This is the final nail in the coffin. Lots of company reach out to me to do product reviews. I don't even respond anymore. It's not worth it. haha. Even if you rank, you won't get any traffic. They all want free reviews. I'd rather they pay $100 per review but none will do that

Comment ID #6823195441 01/13/2026 05:35 pm

DataDonkey commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Look around at the comments - Of course Google Search is deader than a door nail. Thankfully Google isn't the only place we get sales from or we would be dead too, and we're not. We don't post on Facebook, but some of our customers do which leads to sales. Sometimes FB users post to their groups and we can get dozens of orders within an hour or two. Since Google is dead, I check FB in the news and find they hired a Trump insider. I logged into FB, which I don't do often, and see nothing but AI slop including videos of Abraham Lincoln running past someone driving on the highway. Now I know why FB is bad too, because it's filled with AI slop just like Google.

Comment ID #6823192160 01/13/2026 05:27 pm

Surfer Boy Pizza commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

David gonna start shilling seo audits next...

Comment ID #6823160035 01/13/2026 04:16 pm

Surfer Boy Pizza commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Google is pretty much dead for content creators and informational websites. Nobody in their right mind thinks it's a viable business model.

Comment ID #6823159751 01/13/2026 04:15 pm

Barry Schwartz commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

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Comment ID #6823145669 01/13/2026 03:47 pm

googleisjoke commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

you wont believe, I put "bing" in the google, and searched via google on bing, and when I search something and hit enter, that shit dissapears and it NOT search anything haha! they blocked bing!!

Comment ID #6823144997 01/13/2026 03:46 pm

UncleKrusty commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

With Google having destroyed or severely wounded so many publishers small and large, it will be more difficult for them to scale up profits in the quarters ahead without encroaching on (stealing) other big brand's IP and/or stuffing more ads anywhere they can. Ultimately Google is running out of room to grow without stepping over that red line. Whether it's ticking off users with more ads, defending against more lawsuits or going toe to toe with other politically connected companies, Google's day will come.

Comment ID #6823144095 01/13/2026 03:44 pm

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

They can afford to buy off a few politicians so that they aren't damaged.

Comment ID #6823126755 01/13/2026 03:10 pm

John A. User commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Good find, shame they are behind a paywall to read it all, but I guess as there's virtually no advertising money, they have no choice. Good luck to them.

Comment ID #6823126391 01/13/2026 03:09 pm

Dan commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Likewise, been dead since the core update

Comment ID #6823120841 01/13/2026 02:57 pm

Dan commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

25,000 daily to 45 here. Hope for recovery for you.

Comment ID #6823120772 01/13/2026 02:57 pm

Dan commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

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Comment ID #6823120428 01/13/2026 02:57 pm

Dan commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

I can't take it anymore. 40 clicks a day, if I'm lucky, that rises to 75. My site was wiped from Discover, Search, Google News, and even Images rankings. Google has completely killed my business overnight on December 12, 2025. I am in the news space, and it seems many sites were hit hard. My positions stay the same, if not increase, but everything has fallen off a cliff. Praying for change but finding it hard to see.

Comment ID #6823119845 01/13/2026 02:55 pm

UncleKrusty commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

It's not entirely over yet. There will be consequences for Google, including those in the courtroom. Penske filed another lawsuit against Google on Monday, which I posted about earlier, but Disqus detected it as spam and removed it. The economic consequences will continue to get worse which will lead to political consequences. Google can move at the speed of a keystroke, but everything else materializing will eventually catch up to them. Will it cause Google to reverse course? Probably not, but at least they'll be branded for the damage they caused.

Comment ID #6823118975 01/13/2026 02:54 pm

Dark Red Owl commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Good hardworking people have always been crushed. Google is like Napoleon the Pig from Orwell's Animal Farm, and we are like Boxer the Horse, who always says Napoleon is always right, I will work even harder. Finally, Napoleon sent Boxer to the slaughterhouse.

Comment ID #6823116754 01/13/2026 02:49 pm

Surfer Boy Pizza commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

without a doubt, you are right. google will never do the right thing or be held responsible. a 4 trillion dollar company can't even pay for it's training data... google has stolen my life's work and destroyed my livelihood and life.

Comment ID #6823114867 01/13/2026 02:45 pm

David Dennison commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

It's not dead - at all. You talk about search, then go right into FB sales? Wut? Lol

Comment ID #6823108684 01/13/2026 02:32 pm

David Dennison commented on Google Search Ranking Volatility Around January 12

Feel free to reach out with the URL. I'll take a look for ya!

Comment ID #6823108034 01/13/2026 02:31 pm

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