Your Week in Search and Social: 2 to 7 August 2026
Four dated changes landed this week and every one falls inside the next month. Google Ads targets stop being suggestions on 17…
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Four dated changes landed this week and every one falls inside the next month. Google Ads targets stop being suggestions on 17…
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WordPress 7.0.3 closes twelve vulnerabilities, including a login screen flaw that needs no password at all. Google Shopping starts printing countdown badges…
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Google switches off Assistant from 4 September with no way to switch it back, handing every Android phone, watch and projected Android…
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From 2 August, AI generated content shown to European audiences has to carry a label, with fines up to fifteen million euros.…
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Google has started asking some searchers to sign in and prove they are human before showing more results. Rankings moved on the…
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Google switches local inventory ads on for every Shopping campaign from 31 August, and the Ads API will not let you switch…
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Google starts retiring Dynamic Search Ads in September, migrating eligible campaigns to AI Max automatically. Google Business Profile chat has shut down…
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