GEO news
What is changing in AI search. Each item is a summary with a link to the outlet that reported it.
Google cuts European search quality over DMA rules
Google has said it made its largest reduction in search quality in Europe as a result of the Digital Markets Act, according to a video recap of the week's search news. The company also published a document detailing regional differences in the Google Search experience.
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
Google updates site reputation policy
Google is changing how it enforces its site reputation policy inside the European Economic Area. From August 30, manual actions taken under the policy will have a different effect for searches made in the EEA than for searches made elsewhere.
Source: Google Search Central Blog
OpenAI Adds WebMCP Site Tools to ChatGPT Browser
OpenAI has added WebMCP support to the built-in browser in its ChatGPT desktop app, letting websites expose actions that ChatGPT and Codex can call directly from the page. The feature is separate from the server-based Model Context Protocol that ChatGPT has supported since 2025,
Source: Search Engine Journal
