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YouTube is piloting a “Second Chances” program letting some terminated creators request a new channel with a fresh start.
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Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Google Business Profiles has a new way to report review extortion scams…

With search traffic flat and AI accelerating zero-click, publishers face a survival test that demands SEO maturity and sharper strategies.
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Key ChatGPT updates mapped for marketers, highlighting AI-driven trends that helped shape search behavior and visibility strategies.
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Google has updated its Voice Search models to be powered by Speech-to-Retrieval (S2R). Google said this allows it to “gets answers straight from your spoken query without having to convert it to text first, resulting in a faster, more reliable search for everyone."

There are a nice number of reports of GA4, Google Analytics, showing a huge surge in organic search traffic over the past couple of days, but Google Search Console is not showing any increase, it remains flat. Some are suspecting this is the result of fake bot traffic not being filtered by GA4, but others are not sure.

Google is testing a new section within the Google Ads advertising console named “Missed Growth Opportunities." This section shows you the "performance you could’ve achieved in the last year if you’d adjusted your bids and budgets for campaigns with growth opportunities," according to Google.

Google has published a new help document on the topic of Google Business Profile negative review extortion scams. The document explains what they are, how to report the scam, what to expect and more importantly, what not to do.