Google October 2023 spam update
Google began rolling out the October 2023 spam update on 4 October 2023. Google did not publish a completion date for it.
| Type | Spam update |
|---|---|
| Affected systems | Ranking |
| Since the previous one | 350 days after the October 2022 spam update (the average gap between spam updates is 464 days) |
| Record | Compiled from the public record. The date is the announced start; no clock time was published. Google announced or confirmed this update. |
What a spam update is
A spam update targets violations of Google's spam policies — link schemes, scaled content abuse, site reputation abuse. Unlike a core update, there usually is something specific on an affected site to find and remove.
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