Meta threatens to withdraw its apps from New Mexico

The move comes in response to proposed state regulatory measures designed to protect minors from accessing harmful content within the company’s apps.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Daily Search Forum Recap: May 4, 2026

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.

Google explained how using AI in isolation works better for them, otherwise it is a black box event. Google Search Console fixed the 50 week data logging issue, but it is only going forward. Ask.com has shut down after almost 30 years. Google is testing a "Fresh updates" label in the search result snippets. Google Ads use AI to add products is a new option…

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google fixes Search Console’s year-long data logging issue – well, kind of…

The data going forward should be correct but the 50 weeks or so of data in the past will not be fixed.

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Search Engine Land

Google Search Testing Fresh Updates Label

Google is testing a new label for the search results snippet named "Fresh updates." This was spotted on a weather website result, Accuweather.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Ask.com Shuts Down After Almost 30 Years

IAC, the owners of Ask.com, have decided to get out of the search business and shut down one of the oldest and most legendary search engines of all time – Ask.com, formerly Ask Jeeves. IAC wrote, "As IAC continues to sharpen its focus, we have made the decision to discontinue our search business, which includes Ask.com."

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Search Engine Roundtable

Google Search Console Fixes 50 Week Data Logging Issue

A month ago, Google posted that between the dates of May 13, 2025 through April 27, 2026, just about 50 weeks, there was a "logging error prevented Search Console from accurately reporting impressions." Google updated the post to now say "This issue has been resolved."

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Search Engine Roundtable

Custom voice models added to xAI’s Grok toolset

The feature will allow users to generate audio samples that replicate their own voices, offering new capabilities in digital audio.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

How to do Thought Leadership on LinkedIn

Build genuine authority on LinkedIn without plugging your product or outsourcing your thinking to AI. A practical guide to real thought leadership.

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7 tools for doing AEO right now

From AI assistants to analytics platforms, here’s how to use today’s tools to understand and work on your visibility in AI answers.

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Search Engine Land

The internal AI tool that’s transforming how Stripe designs products | Owen Williams

Watch now | 🎙️ Owen Williams (Stripe) shows how he vibe coded Protodash, the internal tool that turns Stripe’s design system into clickable prototypes in two minutes

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Lenny’s Newsletter

Chrome Extensions for GenAI Visibility

Testing and experimenting reveal priorities for elevating visibility in genAI platforms.

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SEO – Practical Ecommerce

Instagram adds AI Creator labels

The feature is rolling out for accounts that post artificial intelligence-generated content, and the labels will appear on profiles and content.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Threads expands trending topic summaries to more regions

Topic summaries are determined by artificial intelligence, with the app’s team providing oversight to avoid violating community guidelines.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

🎙️ This week on How I AI: The internal AI tool that’s transforming how Stripe designs products

Your weekly listens from How I AI, part of the Lenny’s Podcast Network

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Lenny’s Newsletter

Google On AI Overviews vs AI Mode Being Isolated Systems

Nikola Todorovic, Director of Software Engineering at Google Search, spoke about a presentation he gave at Zurich in December at Google Search Central live (I was there). He dug into it on a recent Search Off the Record named How AI Is Changing Google Search and SEO. In there, he explained how AI and machine learning have been used in isolation within Google Search.

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Search Engine Roundtable

Why AI visibility starts before search and ends with citations

Most visibility is shaped before the query. Learn how influence, entity signals, and original data determine who AI systems cite.

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Search Engine Land

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The Internet Marketing Driver

Reddit releases new small business marketing guide

The 13-page publication outlines key product trends in the app and provides an overview of related subreddit communities.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Why brand authority beats topical authority in AI search

More content won’t make you an authority. AI search rewards brands with visibility, mentions, and real demand.

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Search Engine Land

TikTok expands Out of Phone campaigns

A new partnership with Vistar Media will allow advertisers to bring their campaigns to more than a million placements beyond the app.

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Social Media Today – Latest News

Google Ads Use AI To Add Products Option

Google Ads has added a new option (although, I think Google has said this is coming) under the "add product source" section where you can select how to add products to your Google Ads account. The option reads, "Use AI to add products – beta."

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Search Engine Roundtable