SEO Daily News Recap for Thursday, May 7, 2026
Organic SEO & Search News
LinkedIn partners with Amazon Ads – The collaboration will let advertisers buy CTV ads targeting professional audiences via Amazon DSP.
YouTube tests updated feed navigation – A new mobile app UI for the platform’s Home and Subscription tabs switches placement from the bottom to the top of the screen.
Google adds AI-powered bidding and demand-led budgeting to Search and Shopping – Google is aiming to help advertisers capture untapped demand and optimise spend in real time whilst reducing manual work.
5 JavaScript SEO lessons from top ecommerce sites – See how Chewy, Harrods, Under Armour, and more brands handle rendering, navigation, structured data, and scripts without hurting SEO.
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Meta challenges latest legal penalties – The Facebook and Instagram owner is trying to have U.K. fines re-calculated and a U.S. verdict overturned, per Reuters.
Microsoft Ads expands custom columns to include all conversion metrics – Advertisers can now create more tailored metrics using full conversion data, aligning reporting with business goals.
Google Ads Call Recording To Default To Yes – Google will automatically default call recording to Yes for applicable advertisers starting July 01, 2026.
Google Ads To Add AI Max Content & Titles Related Exclusions On Account Level – Google will bring content and titles related exclusions to the account level in Google Ads AI Max later this year.
General Digital Marketing
TikTok users are motivated by affiliate links – Donte Murry, the platform’s director of beauty, wellness and personal care, emphasizes the importance of meeting shoppers where they are.
Threads adds new posting options and animated mini stickers – The platform introduces features like automatic separation of longer text blocks into multiple posts and limited rollout of animated stickers.
AI SEO punishes lazy marketing strategies – AI-driven search exposes gaps in fragmented campaigns and favors brands with a consistent, cross-channel presence.
Code with Claude: The 5 biggest updates explained – Everything Anthropic launched at Code with Claude, offering valuable insights for digital marketers.
Dive into our detailed sections for more insights and updates.
Organic SEO & Search News
SEO Daily News and Algorithm Updates
Meta challenges latest legal penalties
The Facebook and Instagram owner is trying to have U.K. fines re-calculated and a U.S. verdict overturned, per Reuters.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Daily Search Forum Recap: May 7, 2026
Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Search Engine Roundtable
Code with Claude: The 5 biggest updates explained
Watch now | 🎙️ Everything Anthropic launched at Code with Claude
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Lenny’s Newsletter
Technical SEO
5 JavaScript SEO lessons from top ecommerce sites
See how Chewy, Harrods, Under Armour, and more brands handle rendering, navigation, structured data, and scripts without hurting SEO.
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Search Engine Land
SEO Tools and Data Analysis
8 GEO metrics to track in 2026
AI search is creating new visibility gaps for brands. These metrics help you track presence, influence, and inclusion across platforms.
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Search Engine Land
Local SEO
Bing Places For Business Now Mobile Friendly
It is 2026 and finally Bing Places for Business is finally mobile friendly. Microsoft Bing sent me an email letting me know of this update, saying, "We’re excited to share that Bing Places for Business now offers a mobile-responsive experience, making it easier to view, update, and manage your business profile from any device-desktop, tablet, or mobile."
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Search Engine Roundtable
International SEO
How to use Google and LLM insights to improve international SEO
Turn Google and AI search signals into localized content structures that better match regional user behavior.
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Search Engine Land
AI and Machine Learning in SEO
Meta announces AI support for SMBs and rural companies
Joel Kaplan, Meta’s chief of global affairs, said the initiatives were part of a broader push to help U.S. entrepreneurs use artificial intelligence tools.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
How Does AI Get Its Information? Training Data, RAG, MCPs, and APIs Explained
AI gets its knowledge from training data, RAG, and live tools. Here’s how each layer works (and how to make sure you’re visible in each).
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SEO Blog by Ahrefs
Bing On Search Indexing vs. Grounding Indexing
The folks over at Microsoft Bing put together a blog post explaining the differences between indexing for Search versus indexing for Grounding (AI responses) and the differences. Krishna Madhavan, Knut Risvik, Meenaz Merchant from Microsoft wrote, "Indexing for grounded AI answers is not a reinvention of search – it is a major evolution of it. Grounding commits to an answer."
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google Improves Links Within AI Mode & AI Overviews
Google announced five new ways in how it is improving linking to web pages from AI Mode and AI Overviews. Some of these we saw Google testing earlier, and I (we) were fans of these changes and I am glad to see Google officially roll them out.
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Search Engine Roundtable
AI SEO punishes lazy marketing strategies
AI-driven search draws on broader signals, exposing gaps in fragmented campaigns and favoring brands with a consistent, cross-channel presence.
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Search Engine Land
Content Marketing and Strategy
Audience Research Newsletter: How to Promote Stuff; Permissionless Co-Marketing; Instantly Get Better Content Ideas – SparkToro
We’re publishing prior issues of the Audience Research Newsletter here! But we’re not just copying and pasting from the archives — we’re only surfacing
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SparkToro
E-commerce and Affiliate SEO
TikTok users are motivated by affiliate links
Donte Murry, the platform’s director of beauty, wellness and personal care, told Glossy that it was important to meet shoppers where they are.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
User Experience and SEO Optimization
YouTube tests updated feed navigation
A new mobile app UI for the platform’s Home and Subscription tabs switches placement from the bottom to the top of the screen.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Threads adds new posting options and animated mini stickers
The platform will automatically separate longer text blocks into multiple posts, as well as offer a limited rollout of animated stickers.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Paid Search & Platform Innovations
Paid Search and Advertising
Linkedin partners with Amazon Ads
The collaboration will let advertisers buy CTV ads targeting professional audiences via Amazon DSP.
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Social Media Today – Latest News
Microsoft Ads expands custom columns to include all conversion metrics
Advertisers can now create more tailored metrics using full conversion data, aligning reporting with business goals.
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Search Engine Land
AI Max vs DSA: Advertisers question control as Google responds
Advertisers are questioning AI Max’s lack of granular landing page control compared to DSA, as Google confirms some gaps still exist.
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Search Engine Land
Google adds AI-powered bidding and demand-led budgeting to Search and Shopping
Google is aiming to help advertisers capture untapped demand and optimise spend in real time whilst reducing manual work.
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Search Engine Land
Google AdSense removes browser back button trigger for vignette ads
This is due to the new Google search penalty for back button hijacking.
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Search Engine Land
Google Ads Call Recording To Default To Yes
Google sent out emails notifying applicable advertisers that they will default call recording to Yes, to always record calls, if you don’t pick an option yourself. Google wrote, "Starting July 01, 2026, if you haven’t made a selection for your "Call recording" setting, it will automatically default to "Yes"."
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Search Engine Roundtable
Google Ads To Add AI Max Content & Titles Related Exclusions On Account Level
Google will be bringing content and titles related exclusions to the account level to Google Ads AI Max later this year. It will give you the ability to always exclude any other content you don’t want to use in your ads at the account level, Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, said on LinkedIn.
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Search Engine Roundtable
