🔍 A month of Google Search bugs

Google removes option to see more local results, Google partner network update, consumer finance ad targeting, and more [View in browser]() | [Share]() Feb 28, 2024 [Search Engine Land]() A huge number of bugs impacted Google Search and Google Ads this month. Between the several day indexing issue at the start of this month, to the local results dropping out, the more local results button disappearing, the news tab going away for some, featured snippets going missing, and many more issues – it has been a buggy month. Here are some of the stories in just the past 30 days of Google Search-related bugs from Search Engine Land and others: - [Google Search resolves indexing issue after 7 days]() - [Google local pack not showing for many searchers]() - [Google removes option to see more local results in the search results]() - [Featured snippets disappear from the Google search results]() - [Google Europe Search Hijacking Bug With TripAdvisor, Booking, Hotel.com & More]() - [Bug With Google Shopping Exclude Search Operator]() - [Google tests removing the News tab from search results]() - [Google Search Recipe Carousel Dropped Many Recipe Sites This Week]() - [Google Analytics Referral Spam From Poland – Complaints]() - [Google investigating Local Services Ads bug]() - [Google Ads finally resolves ‘Confusing Ad Text’ issue for most users]() - [Google Ads Sitelink Unknown Eligibility Bug]() All of these bugs may have impacted your site in some way, so it’s good to be aware of them. 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