Judge rules that Google is a monopoly

Search with Candour - SEO podcast

Mark & Jack are back in the studio to discuss the latest SEO news including Google's recent legal loss, recommendations coming to Google Search Console and the recent SERP volatility.

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Links & resources:

• Google is declared a monopoly by a federal judge https://www.likemind.media/judges-anti-trust-ruling-impact-googles-monopoly/
• Marie Haynes breakdown of the Google documents https://x.com/Marie_Haynes/status/1820557751145074977
• All 286 pages of the Google trial document https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25032745-045110819896
• The Verge's coverage of the Google antitrust trial https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/11/24216760/google-trial-monopoly-remedies-rivals
• Google Search Console recommendations https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2024/08/search-console-recommendations
• A lot of SERP volatility suggests a Google update is coming soon https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-weekend-37878.html

Chapters

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:00:31 - Sponsor: AlsoAsked
• 00:02:17 - Sponsor: HIVE MCR
• 00:04:01 - Google is declared a monopoly by a federal judge
• 00:25:34 - Google Search Console recommendations
• 00:33:01 - High SERP volatility could mean a Google Core Update is coming soon