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A vintage fountain pen scribbles 'HA' in ink, a dark, obscured figure watches. The only joke is your current SEO.

30/09/2026

Libby Mayfield

September 2026 industry news round up

With the impact of Google Ads’ August update being felt, Google’s fourth spam update of the year underway and more job losses across Reach PLC, things haven’t been settled in September. Authentic and human-written content is still king though, with Google’s SAFE system aiming to seek and destroy AI spam,…

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28/08/2026

Libby Mayfield

August 2026 industry news round up

In July, Google and Meta began forcing transparency on AI generated content. Now, Snapchat has stopped platforming content created entirely with AI, and the EU’s latest AI Act has forced Claude to add watermarks to content. Plus, with Google surfacing tools in AI Overviews, we explain how to create truly…

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31/07/2026

Libby Mayfield

July 2026 industry news round up

June’s trends continue into July, with Google and Meta forcing transparency around AI generated content, and Qwoted saying it has banned hundreds of PR agencies, executives and ‘experts’ who use AI dishonestly. Google has rolled out new trust signals for its Open Knowledge Format, and Threads has rolled out parental…

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30/06/2026

Libby Mayfield

June 2026 industry news round up

June brings a big slam for AI generated content, as the latest Core Algorithm Update shakes things up. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has given websites the power to remove themselves from Google’s AI summaries in UK search results, and will make Google provide greater transparency around how rankings…

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