Incident began at 2026-08-18 09:27 and ended at 2026-08-21 01:49 (all times are US/Pacific).<div class="cBIRi14aVDP__status-update-text">The rollout was complete as of August 21, 2026.
</div><hr>Affected products: Ranking

RESOLVED: August 2026 spam update

Incident began at 2026-08-18 09:27 and ended at 2026-08-21 01:49 (all times are US/Pacific).<div class="cBIRi14aVDP__status-update-text">Released the August 2026 <a href="https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/spam-updates">spam update</a>, which applies globally and to all languages. The rollout may take a few days to complete.
</div><hr>Affected products: Ranking

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