Google Tracks Searches for Government IDs

Google Tracks Searches for Government IDs

Google has expanded its “Results about you” tool to allow users to monitor and request removal of search results containing government-issued identification. This includes sensitive documents such as passports, driving licences, and Social Security numbers....
Googlebot’s 2MB Crawl Limit Sufficient

Googlebot’s 2MB Crawl Limit Sufficient

Recent research confirms that Googlebot’s 2-megabyte HTML crawl limit is more than sufficient for the vast majority of websites, putting to rest concerns about this threshold affecting SEO performance. Real-world data now demonstrates that most pages are far below...
Google Search Tops $63B Tests AI Ads

Google Search Tops $63B Tests AI Ads

Alphabet has reported a strong finish to 2025, with Google Search revenue rising 17% year-on-year to $63.07 billion in Q4. This growth contributed to the company surpassing $400 billion in total annual revenue for the first time, highlighting the continued dominance...
Google’s Mueller Slams ‘Markdown-for-Bots’ Idea

Google’s Mueller Slams ‘Markdown-for-Bots’ Idea

Google Search Advocate John Mueller has criticised the idea of serving Markdown files specifically for large language model (LLM) crawlers, questioning whether AI bots can even interpret such files correctly. Speaking on Bluesky, he called the concept “a stupid idea,”...
Google Crawl Team Flags WordPress Plugin Bugs

Google Crawl Team Flags WordPress Plugin Bugs

Google’s crawl team has been actively filing bug reports against WordPress plugins that contribute to significant crawl waste, highlighting the impact these issues can have on site performance and indexing. During a recent episode of the Search Off the Record podcast,...
Google Tracks Searches for Government IDs

Google Updates Googlebot File Size Limit Guidance

Google has issued an update to its official documentation to clarify how file size limits work across its crawling systems, separating general crawler rules from those that apply specifically to Googlebot when indexing content for Google Search. The change is intended...
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