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Your Week in Search and Social: 30 August to 4 September 2026

Google Ads started migrating search campaigns to AI Max on its own, Meta pulled placement exclusions out of ad sets, and new…

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Google Analytics Went Blank: Your Search and Social Brief for 3 September 2026

Google Analytics standard reports have shown zero traffic since 1 September, and Google has acknowledged the fault sits in its own reporting…

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Google Is Now Sending Your Clicks Through Its Own Links: Search and Social Update, 27 August 2026

Google is routing search clicks through its own redirect links at close to full rollout, which will make rank tracking harder and…

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