Judge rules that Google is a monopoly

Mark & Jack are back in the studio to discuss the latest SEO news including Google's recent legal loss, recommendations coming to Google Search Console and the recent SERP volatility.
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Links & resources:

Google is declared a monopoly by a federal judge
https://www.likemind.media/judges-anti-trust-ruling-impact-googles-monopoly/
Marie Haynes breakdown of the Google documents
https://x.com/Marie_Haynes/status/1820557751145074977
All 286 pages of the Google trial document https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25032745-045110819896
The Verge's coverage of the Google antitrust trial
https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/11/24216760/google-trial-monopoly-remedies-rivals
Google Search Console recommendations
https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2024/08/search-console-recommendations
A lot of SERP volatility suggests a Google update is coming soon
https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-ranking-volatility-weekend-37878.html

Chapters

00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:31 - Sponsor: AlsoAsked
00:02:17 - Sponsor: HIVE MCR
00:04:01 - Google is declared a monopoly by a federal judge
00:25:34 - Google Search Console recommendations
00:33:01 - High SERP volatility could mean a Google Core Update is coming soon