Google Search Central remains the primary news source

Summary

Google Search Central's news and documentation pages remain authoritative for announcements, spam update explanations and guidance.

Key points

• Prefer primary Google documentation over rumour.
• Spam update mechanics are explained on Google's spam updates page.
• Search Central Live events continue in various cities.

Sources

Primary/reporting source: Google Search Central.

See the linked source for full detail.

We do not invent news. If a claim is from industry reporting, we say so.

What SMBs should do

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