Google Search Might Be Having Temporary Issues Serving Web Stories

Google might be having some issues with serving Web Stories in Google Search now. This started last night, maybe around 7pm ET. Some publishers have been complaining that the Web Stories were not surfacing in Google Search for trending topics and traffic around Web Stories slowed last night.

Soft 404s Or Noindex Empty Pages For Google

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