SEO News You Can Use: Google Bans AI-Generated Reviews, Says They Are Spam

Google is now clamping down on its stance against artificial intelligence or AI-generated content. In their latest Google Merchant Center announcement, they said they’ll be updating their Product Ratings policies by August 28, 2023. If you have identified such content, it should be marked as spam in your feed using the <is_spam> attribute.”According to this update, business owners are primarily responsible for flagging this AI-generated content. Outbound Links Won’t Help SEO – Google: You can’t borrow an authoritative website’s authority by linking to them. You Can Now Add Customer Support Info in Merchant Center: In another Merchant Center update, Google now lets you add information about how your customer support and returns policy work.