The June Spam Update and Google’s first-half 2026 core updates point to a clearer search direction: original sources, ...

The third and likely final core update of 2025, the December 2025 core update, is now rolling out and complete. It started on December 11, 2025 and was completed about 18 days and 2 hours later on ...

This Media Briefing covers the latest in media trends for Digiday+ members and is distributed over email every Thursday at 10 a.m. ET. More from the series → This week’s Media Briefing looks at the ...

Google's February Discover core update is complete. This is the first time Google has publicly labeled a core update as a Discover core update. It finished rolling out on February 27 after roughly 22 ...

Google’s John Mueller responded to a question about whether core updates roll out in stages or follow a fixed sequence. His answer offers some clarity about how core updates are rolled out and also ...

A Google spam update targets manipulative content, links, and behaviors that violate Search Essentials. Learn how spam updates work, how to tell if you were hit, and how to recover. Google’s automated ...