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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

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

Sad to say but If Dan's site can't even cover the hosting it may be best to grab a life jacket and jump ship before he goes down with it. Even after the antitrust lawsuits Google lost, and all the harm done to small businesses and consumers, some States are still helping Google indoctrinate their citizens. <b>Massachusetts to offer free AI training to all residents</b> - <a href="https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-free-ai-training/70518462">https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-free-ai-training/70518462</a> <blockquote>Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday announced a statewide partnership with Google to offer free artificial intelligence training to Massachusetts residents.</blockquote><blockquote>"This partnership creates an opportunity for us to support our workers, students and small business owners across Massachusetts, making sure they have the tools they need to compete and succeed in this rapidly evolving economy," Healey said in a statement.</blockquote>

Comment ID #6844113216 02/28/2026 03:49 pm

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

The viewport is full of: AI overviews or sponsored links, youtube videos, people may ask, things you should know or something, facebook, insta and tiktok, then finally sites in some searches, also noticed sites might appear in the middle of these. The above the fold is full of this. Go check yahoo. Very clean interface. I am hoping for a big change by 31st of March or we're screwed. Brace for stock crash on Monday due to Iran.

Comment ID #6844093722 02/28/2026 03:14 pm

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

sorry for you, don't give up

Comment ID #6844092591 02/28/2026 03:12 pm

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

Hegseth, just like everyone else in the Trump admin, is a soldier carrying out Trump's orders. History has shown anyone who deviates from Trump's commands will get publicly humiliated and sidelined (fired if he can). Blacklisting Anthropic makes Google even stronger. Meanwhile, the Iran conflict will give the press something to digest as Google continues to destroy the economy while Trump positions himself to rake in billions. <b>Trump's social media company weighs Truth Social spinoff</b> - <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/27/trumps-social-media-company-weighs-truth-social-spin-off-00803861">https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/27/trumps-social-media-company-weighs-truth-social-spin-off-00803861</a> <blockquote>Trump Media & Technology Group said Friday that it is “engaged in ongoing discussions” over a potential plan that could place certain businesses like Truth Social into a new publicly traded company. Any such spinoff would happen after Trump Media closes its $6 billion deal to combine with the nuclear fusion company TAE Technologies, according to a statement. Current investors in Trump Media — whose largest shareholder is Trump himself — would receive stock in the new Truth Social entity. </blockquote>

Comment ID #6843968868 02/28/2026 10:58 am

John A. User commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

I have no idea who is advising Pete Hesgeth when he wants autonomous AI soldiers. Anthropic pushed back and lost out on Government contracts. OpenAI supports Anthropic. Not Surprising that Trump is enraged and calls Anthropic woke when there's nothing woke about it, its about being sensible....

Comment ID #6843947501 02/28/2026 10:15 am

John A. User commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

I see that too, Social Media sites at the top of the ranking. Pushing people away from organics and using AI Overviews.

Comment ID #6843944517 02/28/2026 10:09 am

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

50-100 from 100,000 3 months ago here, dead dead and more dead.

Comment ID #6843917888 02/28/2026 09:10 am

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

Eh I don't know what to do anymore, no recovery, can't cover hosting. Nothing changes; keep pouring in money, hoping for a fix. Got nothing left.

Comment ID #6843917584 02/28/2026 09:09 am

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

Google controlling the AI market was cemented in stone after Judge Mehta refused to penalize Google for their crimes. The DOJ didn't even ask for any fines which to me is insane as it implies nobody suffered economic damages because of Google's crimes. Even if Google is forced to sell Chrome on appeal, the damage is done and there is no turning back. USA Government wants no restrictions on AI and has no problem letting AI destroy the rest of the economy. This is probably because power hungry politicians know AI is the pathway to enslave citizens and create a police state where every action a person takes is monitored by AI. Tech companies that don't comply, like Anthropic, get cancelled (blacklisted) by Government. I can see that 15 year period of dystopia Mo Gawdat predicted, starting in 2027, becoming reality. Except this dystopian period may have already started and last much longer or become permanent.

Comment ID #6843916073 02/28/2026 09:05 am

Zka77 commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

I'm not sure it's done, I still see my ranks jumping between good and nonexistent in the recent days. Never seen an update like this, it has been going on for weeks and sometimes it stops for 3-5 days, then resumes insane volatility for the next 3-5 days...

Comment ID #6843835316 02/28/2026 04:23 am

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

maybe it's just me but I see a major shift in the rankings and not for the better. This business is done. Many of us accepted it a long time ago but still so infuriating to see this

Comment ID #6843792492 02/28/2026 12:00 am

racefan01 commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

Same here. They killed Search and Discover. The only traffic that skyrocketed was for the crappy websites that created news through GPT chat.

Comment ID #6843781995 02/27/2026 10:55 pm

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

Still broken on 145

Comment ID #6843746385 02/27/2026 08:23 pm

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

site slowly disappearing and replaced by Pinterest, YouTube and social sites. I am not that emotionally invested anymore but still very hard to accept. And there is no stopping it. Google will also soon control the AI market

Comment ID #6843745186 02/27/2026 08:18 pm

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

I am struggling with around the same as you

Comment ID #6843671661 02/27/2026 04:41 pm

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

If your unhappy about search right now being cluttered above the fold you can comment here just scroll down to bottom: <a href="https://competitionandmarkets.blog.gov.uk/2026/01/28/improving-the-way-google-delivers-search-services-in-the-uk/#comments">https://competitionandmarkets.blog.gov.uk/2026/01/28/improving-the-way-google-delivers-search-services-in-the-uk/#comments </a> The goal is: "deliver fairer outcomes for content publishers and help businesses and consumers make active, informed choices. "

Comment ID #6843663123 02/27/2026 04:37 pm

Renan Ferrer commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

Same here!

Comment ID #6843615815 02/27/2026 03:10 pm

Anna B commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

Hi @disqus_QUNyAZmTrJ:disqus Brave is not an officially-supported browser so I'm unable to speak to that, but could you please try clearing your cookies in Chrome as well as ensuring that 3rd party cookies are enabled? Here are some instructions for each just in case: -enable third-party cookies, following this documentation: <a href="http://help.disqus.com/customer/portal/articles/466235-enabling-cookies">http://help.disqus.com/customer/portal/articles/466235-enabling-cookies</a> -clear the browser's cache and cookies, as instructed here: <a href="http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?answer=32050">http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?answer=32050</a>

Comment ID #6843611152 02/27/2026 02:59 pm

Dimitris Abrazis commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

Today I am straggling with 12K... from 200-300K 7 months ago

Comment ID #6843605716 02/27/2026 02:47 pm

Ted (or Big T) commented on February 2026 Google Discover Core Update Done Rolling Out

Old shit website got boost, from 200k to 350k traffic per day

Comment ID #6843604598 02/27/2026 02:44 pm

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