A disruption in Google News indexing leads to a drop in traffic for content publishers
According to the Google Search Status Dashboard, Google is investigating a service disruption affecting Google News indexing.
There is an ongoing problem with indexing in Google News, affecting all sites. The sites may experience a drop in Google News traffic. We are working to identify the root cause. The next update will be made within 24 hours.
The Google Search Status Dashboard is a tool that provides status updates to Google search systems and flags issues affecting multiple sites or users that may explain changes in site performance.
When Google News indexing problems started
A few hours ago, problems with Google News traffic were reported on Twitter.
Is the Google News platform (https://t.co/ILD5MsHxuu) broken since June 20th? Le https://t.co/Te9GswWSKA = 0% visibility (source: @NewsDashboard) Thanks for the feedback ! bag @JohnMu pic.twitter.com/7aGU56IGQJ
— Virginie Clève – largow Stratégie digital ☕️ (@largow) July 10, 2023
John Mueller, Google Search Advocate, replied:
Hi folks, we have listed this as an incident the team is currently investigating: https://t.co/NlsLfymPx4
— John Mueller (official) Not #30D (@JohnMu) July 10, 2023
The Publisher Center Help Community is also discussing the issue. Publishers have noticed volatility in Google News traffic over the past few weeks, possibly due to syndicated content rankings.
If I worked for a news publisher that syndicates through Yahoo, I would definitely check my Google News traffic. Accordingly @NewsDashboard data, Yahoo’s visibility in Google News skyrocketed from June 20th. #SEO #NewsSEO
???? pic.twitter.com/Q1OdSKaaJZ
— Will Flannigan ???? (@Will_Flannigan) June 26, 2023
Semrush Sensor has also noticed the Google quake in the “News” category for the last 30 days.
What’s next
When a problem is identified, the search relations and search engineering teams at Google work together to solve it.
Detection is often based on various signals, such as internal monitoring and community feedback.
Now the Search Engineering team is tasked with investigating the root cause of the Google News indexing issues.
While the problem is ongoing, remedial actions can be taken to reduce the scope or impact of the problem.
More updates on Google News indexing
During the lifecycle of this issue, the Search Relations team should provide regular updates.
These updates should include more details about the issue, such as: B. the scope or affected regions, a timeline for the next update and the progress of the resolution.
We will continue to monitor the situation for updates, which are expected within 24 hours.
Featured image: BigTunaOnline/Shutterstock