Google clarifies that robots.txt governs crawling behavior, not how search engines use content for AI training

Publishers are coordinating across the US and EU to push for legislation requiring AI bots to identify themselves as a defense against scraping.

Google expanded its list of content exclusion methods to seven, adding Search Console AI controls alongside existing snippet and indexing rules.

Google updated its URL best practices documentation as the search community reported elevated ranking volatility over the past day.

New details about Google Discover's SDF (Source Document Freshness) algorithm guide publishers on content recency and mix strategy for better visibility.