Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today…
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Bing Tests Updated AI Copilot Answer Which Is More Publisher Friendly
Microsoft is testing an updated Bing Search AI answer box powered by Copilot is testing an updated interface, that seems to promote links to publishers more. The links are more publisher-friendly, including showing the full domain name of the publisher and includes the site’s favicon, which helps with branding.
Google: Don’t Dynamically Update Robots.txt File Multiple Times Per Day
Google’s John Mueller said that since the robots.txt file is cached by Google for about 24-hours, it does not make much sense to dynamically update your robots.txt file throughout the day to control controlling. Google won’t necessarily see that you don’t want Google to crawl a page at 7am and then at 9am you do want Google to crawl that page.
Google Ads To Allow Certification For Online Gambling Advertisers
Google Ads will allow some advertisers to apply for certification for the category of online gambling. This started this month, October 2026, and will gradually be available to some advertisers in Google Ads.
