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DataDonkey commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

The pics you post never disappoint and accurately represent what's truly happening!

Comment ID #6844476831 03/01/2026 11:27 am

Sensei commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

No doubt that's exactly what those sadistic fucks would do. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/821f904465f155910de03dc174d26312964a5d61ec275ffd8954091d4a0e9207.jpg

Comment ID #6844471613 03/01/2026 11:15 am

DataDonkey commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

After Google cuts the strings of those still hanging on, they will then stick those scissors into another publisher's back.

Comment ID #6844460117 03/01/2026 10:50 am

Dan commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

It's just beyond belief how much has changed in such a short space of time, seeing everyone with AI, seeing how it's killing so many sectors. It's everywhere, feels like especially publishers can't escape the doom and misery.

Comment ID #6844453356 03/01/2026 10:36 am

Dan commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

Not giving up here, just feel pretty deflated about it all

Comment ID #6844452872 03/01/2026 10:35 am

Sensei commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

💯 <a href="https://www.ynetnews.com/tech-and-digital/article/bjob6rjy11g">https://www.ynetnews.com/tech-and-digital/article/bjob6rjy11g </a> https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e299a56e2a11c9fc61f578f6be85bb635c55e6b073fef8b0d3f9cbacfde55692.png

Comment ID #6844451299 03/01/2026 10:31 am

DataDonkey commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

These are bad times for us all. I hope we all of us get some sort of recovery, though I know Google's rising profits come from increasing pain on both publishers and users. Even ChatGPT in web search mode is so dumb it recommends I buy a product from a dropped domain (see pic below). When I challenged ChatGPT on the dropped domain, it acknowledged the error and said I should contact the manufacturer. Of course ChatGPT didn't know the manufacturer name or their web address until I provided it even though I specified the SKU and UPC code in my original prompt. There's no way a legit business can survive AI's stupidity. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/bd4ab5f10d7623070239941d97ed6ff2991aba09b3281edc953cf65359aa7968.jpg

Comment ID #6844451192 03/01/2026 10:31 am

The291IQ_Equalizer commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

they are all in the files

Comment ID #6844433806 03/01/2026 09:52 am

Dark OG commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

6 7 nga

Comment ID #6844431955 03/01/2026 09:48 am

googleisjoke commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

i noticed weird pattern, when I have real job, I somehow like google just think about it as a bonus rather than a "must" and then even if it extra sucks, I say ah fguck that crap and move on, but if it goes somehow well, I say great and really like google

Comment ID #6844426700 03/01/2026 09:37 am

googleisjoke commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

Google will use scissors to cut those still hanging on DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Comment ID #6844426022 03/01/2026 09:35 am

Dark OG commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

Sheeeiiit it's already that time again nga. <a href="https://youtu.be/PArF9k2SbQk?si=KZr2oDl-90o42FOo">https://youtu.be/PArF9k2SbQk?si=KZr2oDl-90o42FOo</a>

Comment ID #6844421277 03/01/2026 09:24 am

Dan commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

Yeh I had a peak of 125k a day, averaging well over a million a month, steady growth for years. This was all wiped out on December 12, all growth, all discover, all news traffic. I'm still posting, trying to adapt, hoping for a change. I lost all my traffic in 2023, and it then surged back after 10 months, but it feels way bleaker now, and I'm scared.

Comment ID #6844419234 03/01/2026 09:19 am

Golden Phoenix commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

Facebook keep asking for more money for ads. They want all of us gone anyway

Comment ID #6844384952 03/01/2026 07:37 am

DataDonkey commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

Dead seems to be the common theme. Google will use scissors to cut those still hanging on by a thread as they continue their vicious attack on publishers. <b>Publishers Don’t Need A Reset Button. They Need Stability.</b> - <a href="https://www.adexchanger.com/the-sell-sider/publishers-dont-need-another-reset-they-need-stability/">https://www.adexchanger.com/the-sell-sider/publishers-dont-need-another-reset-they-need-stability/</a> <blockquote>If you listen to enough ad tech talk, you might think 2026 is the year of AI innovation. But in conversations with sell-side revenue and ad ops leaders, I heard something different. They’re not talking about optimization. This year, they’re more focused on whether the underlying economics of the open web work for publishers. As one publisher told me, “If there’s no traffic, you’re gone.” Another described Google’s AI Overviews as “the latest zero‑click wall we have to scale – and maybe the one we can’t.”</blockquote>

Comment ID #6844383584 03/01/2026 07:32 am

Lian Renaud commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

Hi Anna i can no longer get into LFE ,and can no longer comment on Discuss disqus as I did this morning I can scroll as far as food😀 🙂 Either can I moderate. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/17117e748af87f53d1536e491c7376f023fe9bf6ecb112584d5e64977257c65f.jpg

Comment ID #6844348880 03/01/2026 04:54 am

googleisjoke commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

I really think just living by thin air is a better choice, like think about it - no money, but at least no effort lol! and it's sure thing, with tech nothing is sure.

Comment ID #6844331991 03/01/2026 03:31 am

Claire commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

online marketing as a self-employed is dead... SEO is dead. it has been killed by ai overviews, and so on. people jumped to other avenues like youtube. and youtube is also dead because of all the ai slop and google squeezing from content creators... also, paid search is dead... it is filled with bot traffic and fraud clicks. and they don't buy anything. people are even speculating that meta and google are screwing advertisers because they need lots of revenue to fund their AI dominance.... this whole line seems dead, if not, getting screwed by big tech left, right, center ,top and down... knees and toes, knees and toes.

Comment ID #6844329853 03/01/2026 03:19 am

The291IQ_Equalizer commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

u realize u are still waiting on a big evil corporation part of "Files" to have mercy on you?

Comment ID #6844323557 03/01/2026 02:43 am

Dark OG commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

Cuz of all the shit Google muthafuckas have done....this was also the worst black history month ever nga. If Jesse Jackson was still alive Google should be sued for racism nga.

Comment ID #6844316565 03/01/2026 01:58 am

Claire commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

i honestly feel big tech is scamming us all. many are reporting paid ads are suddenly having horrible performance while costs have surged. just read those subreddits or complaints everywhere! and facebook kept having 'outages' which screws up our ad campaigns and we would experience a surge in bot traffic while absolutely little to zero conversions. and those people are subreddits will keep telling us 'just increase your ad budget' or 'wait a while more... that's how the algorithm works'. facebook and adwords are doing exactly like how google search is screwing publishers!

Comment ID #6844263440 02/28/2026 09:36 pm

clone21 commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

Who cares about these shits.

Comment ID #6844222502 02/28/2026 07:49 pm

DataDonkey commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

If my memory is correct, and may not because I'm old, Dan runs a news site. I think some of the graphs he showed from the past had 125K users a day from Google. I'm not sure what kind of hosting he needs for that, but without posting new content (news) I suspect he would have no chance of getting discover traffic back. But for many, just letting their sites sit idle on a cheap hosting plan like you said might be best.

Comment ID #6844175381 02/28/2026 05:49 pm

Golden Phoenix commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

The funny thing about Google's updates is as soon as one is over, results shuffle and you lose more traffic the day after.. I have noticed this maybe 10 times now. You get a boost of 30% for a day and a drop of 50% the next and it stays there for a while before the next update, rinse and repeat

Comment ID #6844175020 02/28/2026 05:48 pm

Mark commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

I think if your site can't cover hosting you need to probably start to think realistically and whats in the future for you.... how many years should anyone continue to burn money trying to fix something that might never come back? Hosting costs are small though, just leave the site live and pay the hosting from a real job, leave it up as a lottery ticket chance of returning at some point, without signficant running costs? Once you stop paying the hosting you're never coming back. When you guys with now bust sites look back to how much you earned when it worked, compared to a cheap hosting plan, do you really want to throw away the chance?

Comment ID #6844167999 02/28/2026 05:34 pm

Helga commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

You're right dear. The current Google results have a lot to do with Iran and thank you for bravely talking about this connection. The world was so used to Iran being a stable utopia before today and the stock market will not know how to react on Monday. This is the big one that will finally get Trump. My grandson Robert predicts he will be resigning within 3 weeks and Mr. Vance will then appoint Kamala Harris as Madame President.

Comment ID #6844149323 02/28/2026 04:57 pm

Helga commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

Yes dear. Every dark cloud has a silver lining.

Comment ID #6844145776 02/28/2026 04:51 pm

Golden Phoenix commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

I share my post on Pinterest get traffic. Pinterest page shows and mine is sent to the 2nd or 3rd page. haha. For those that I don't, I do show up at the bottom of the first page. It's crazy

Comment ID #6844139785 02/28/2026 04:39 pm

Golden Phoenix commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

that's the plan. soon you won't be able to cover cost of anything because that's what Google is doing on purpose

Comment ID #6844139398 02/28/2026 04:39 pm

Mark commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

<blockquote>Go check yahoo. Very clean interface</blockquote> Would you be happier ranking on Yahoo here than Google? Yahoo doesn't even show a single full natural result on my 27inch screen lol. These search engines that anyone uses, are all as bad as each other. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/dedc2b38204328619ce272f99273b608ba7d4f9519ceff1695ffedb7d4ed1cfe.png

Comment ID #6844130688 02/28/2026 04:22 pm

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