{"version":1,"type":"story","url":"https://digestai.news/story/google-updates-spam-guide-on-shareable-pages-and-gives-restaurants-ord","json":"https://digestai.news/story/google-updates-spam-guide-on-shareable-pages-and-gives-restaurants-ord.json","markdown":"https://digestai.news/story/google-updates-spam-guide-on-shareable-pages-and-gives-restaurants-ord.md","slug":"google-updates-spam-guide-on-shareable-pages-and-gives-restaurants-ord","headline":"Google updates spam guide on shareable pages and gives restaurants ordering control","summary":"Google added a section to its spam guide on October 26 advising platforms to apply noindex or block crawling by default on pages created for direct sharing rather than public search discovery. The guide recommends confirming sites in Search Console and monitoring Page Indexing reports for unexpected spikes, though it does not mention enforcement changes.\n\nSeparately, Google Business Profile now lets restaurants turn off specific third-party ordering providers directly from their dashboard, effective in all countries. Previously, restaurants had to submit removal requests that providers had up to five business days to complete. On Search Console indexing reports, John Mueller told a Reddit user to check the report's date stamp, noting indexing does not change quickly and performance reports reflect changes first. SEJ's own property showed a last update of October 22 as of October 29.\n\nAgency TJ Digital analyzed 193,507 AI answers and found cited pages opened with a direct answer 23% of the time versus 14% for uncited pages appearing for the same queries. Alphabet reported Q3 Google Search & other revenue of $63.35 billion, up 12% year over year. Philipp Schindler said lower monetization in AI Mode queries weighed on growth, though no specific figures were given. Google also expanded ads in AI Mode to 10 more countries and launched multiturn ads in the U.S.","keyPoints":["Google spam guide now recommends noindex or robots.txt block for shareable pages by default","Restaurants can directly disable ordering providers in Google Business Profile worldwide","Alphabet Q3 Search revenue $63.35B, up 12%; AI Mode monetization cited as growth drag"],"whyItMatters":"New defaults for shareable pages and restaurant ordering links change what appears in search unless site owners act. Search Console report dates matter for diagnosing indexing changes. AI Mode's lower monetization signals a revenue shift as Google expands AI Mode ads.","category":{"slug":"marketing","name":"Marketing & Small Business","url":"https://digestai.news/category/marketing"},"entities":{"companies":["Google","Alphabet","TJ Digital"],"models":["AI Mode","AI Overviews","ChatGPT"],"people":["John Mueller","Philipp Schindler","Lisa Landsman","Michael G.","TJ Robertson"]},"firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-31T12:00:00Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-31T12:00:00Z","sourceCount":1,"hasPrimarySource":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"Search Engine Journal","title":"Spam Guide Update, Restaurant Controls & AI Mode Revenue – SEO Pulse via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern","url":"https://searchenginejournal.com/seo-pulse-spam-guide-restaurant-controls-ai-mode-revenue/595031","publishedAt":"2026-10-31T12:00:00Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":true}],"sourceNotes":null,"discussions":[],"thread":null,"cite":{"text":"Digest AI, \"Google updates spam guide on shareable pages and gives restaurants ordering control\", 31 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/google-updates-spam-guide-on-shareable-pages-and-gives-restaurants-ord","publisher":"Digest AI","title":"Google updates spam guide on shareable pages and gives restaurants ordering control","datePublished":"2026-10-31T12:00:00Z","url":"https://digestai.news/story/google-updates-spam-guide-on-shareable-pages-and-gives-restaurants-ord"},"generatedBy":"Written by Digest AI's editorial model from the linked sources; the sources are the record.","license":"Headlines, digests and key points are written by Digest AI and may be quoted with a link to the story page. Linked articles belong to their publishers. Terms: https://digestai.news/terms#reuse"}