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Google clarifies data-sharing controls in updated Search help documentation

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Google updated its help docs to explicitly list existing data-sharing controls including robots meta tags, data-nosnippet, X-Robots-Tag, and Search generative AI controls.

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Google updated its Control what you share with Google Search help documentation to consolidate references to existing options—robots meta tag, data-nosnippet, X-Robots-Tag, and Search generative AI control—in one place, alongside updates to URL structure best practices guidance.

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