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Ross Dunn and Scott Van Achte discuss Google's August 2026 spam update, AI impacts on search, and the decline of Reddit citations.

In this episode of SEO 101, Ross Dunn and Scott Van Achte dive into Google’s August 2026 spam update, go-to URL redirects, the expanding impact of AI Overviews, and new AI reporting tools in Google Search Console. They also discuss ChatGPT ads, Reddit citation declines, and manual action changes in the European Economic Area. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Hosts: Ross Dunn, Scott Van Achte

Topics covered

• SEO updates
• AI in search
• Reddit citations
• Google Search Console
• spam updates
• URL redirects
• manual actions

Keywords

• SEO
• Google updates
• AI reporting tools
• ChatGPT ads
• Reddit citations
• manual actions
• URL redirects

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google, ChatGPT, Reddit

Places: European Economic Area

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