Google simply despatched out emails to some websites which have web site repute abuse coverage handbook actions that these handbook actions will not impression the search outcomes inside the EEA, European Financial Space. This really took impact on August 30, 2026, however now, two months later, Google is notifying web site house owners through Google Search Console.
The e-mail was posted by Glenn Gabe on X and it reads:
New Website Popularity Coverage Change
Google has just lately made some adjustments to its web site repute coverage inside the EEA. For pages that have been beforehand topic to a handbook motion beneath the positioning repute coverage, the earlier handbook motion will now not impression search outcomes proven to customers inside the EEA. Click on right here to view the adjustments to the coverage, and right here for additional info.
Glenn wrote, “New web site repute abuse emails went out simply now to websites which were impacted by SRA handbook actions prior to now. The e-mail explains the adjustments primarily based on how websites might be dealt with for customers within the EEA.” “Word, this appears to have gone out to websites that do not have handbook actions now for SRA (though they did in some unspecified time in the future prior to now),” Glenn added.
Right here is his screenshot:
There may be additionally this message that’s displayed within the handbook actions viewer inside Search Console – “View associated messages”:
As a reminder, Google got here up with the web site repute abuse coverage when it introduced the March 2024 core replace to combat towards what we have referred to as Parasite search engine optimisation. In January 2025, Google started imposing its web site repute abuse coverage in Europe.
We knew this may occur, however actually, I was stunned when Google really went by way of with it.
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