Google Adds Social Reporting; Mueller Warns Against Markdown

Google is updating its Search Console to include social post reporting and is introducing AI-generated images within AI Overviews. Additionally, Google Search Advocate John Mueller has advised against creating separate markdown pages specifically for AI crawlers.
Why it matters
These changes impact how SEO professionals and content creators optimize their sites for Google's evolving search and AI-driven interface.
Google rolls out Search Console reports for social posts, updates product markup guidance, and warns against building separate markdown pages for AI.
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