Google News Indexing Disruption Causes Traffic Decrease For Content Publishers
Google is investigating a service disruption with Google News indexing causing content publishers to see a decrease in search traffic.
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Google is investigating a service disruption affecting Google News indexing, according to the Google Search Status Dashboard.
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The Google Search Status Dashboard is a tool that provides status updates for Google Search systems and indicates any issues affecting multiple sites or users that might explain changes in site performance.
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Trouble with Google News traffic was reported on Twitter several hours ago.
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When Google News Indexing Issues Began
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John Mueller, Google Search Advocate, responded:
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The Publisher Center Help community is also discussing the issue.
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Some have noted volatility in Google News traffic for the last few weeks, possibly because of syndicated content rankings.