ICYMI: Blocking AI crawlers cost news publishers 7% of traffic, study finds: A Wharton and Rutgers study finds news publishers who blocked LLM crawlers lost 7% of weekly traffic in 6 weeks, with no measurable content protection gains. https://ppc.land/blocking-ai-crawlers-cost-news-publishers-7-of-traffic-study-finds/ #AICrawlers #NewsPublishing #TrafficLoss #ContentProtection #MediaStudy

Blocking AI crawlers cost news publishers 7% of traffic, study finds: A Wharton and Rutgers study finds news publishers who blocked LLM crawlers lost 7% of weekly traffic in 6 weeks, with no measurable content protection gains. https://ppc.land/blocking-ai-crawlers-cost-news-publishers-7-of-traffic-study-finds/ #AI #crawlers #NewsPublishers #TrafficLoss #ContentProtection

ICYMI: ClickUp's blog lost 97.6% of its traffic - here is exactly how: ClickUp's blog fell from 1.19 million monthly visits in January 2025 to under 29,000 by April 2026, hit across nine consecutive Google algorithm updates. https://ppc.land/clickups-blog-lost-97-6-of-its-traffic-here-is-exactly-how/ #ClickUp #BlogTraffic #SEO #DigitalMarketing #TrafficLoss

Reach deploys AI answer engine as UK publisher races to keep readers amid search erosion: Reach selects DeeperDive from Taboola, implementing generative AI search directly on Express and Daily Star sites to combat traffic losses from AI-powered search platforms. https://ppc.land/reach-deploys-ai-answer-engine-as-uk-publisher-races-to-keep-readers-amid-search-erosion/ #AI #SearchEngine #DigitalPublishing #MediaInnovation #TrafficLoss

One year after Google apologized to web creators at summit: Small website publishers reflect on traffic losses and algorithm changes one year after October 29, 2024 summit where executives apologized then revealed more AI. https://ppc.land/one-year-after-google-apologized-to-web-creators-at-summit/ #GoogleApology #WebCreators #TrafficLoss #AlgorithmChanges #AIDisruption

Google hosts first Web Creator Event as publishers report 70-100% traffic losses: Google brings 20 web publishers to discuss search traffic concerns and potential solutions at unprecedented Mountain View meeting. https://ppc.land/google-hosts-first-web-creator-event-as-publishers-report-70-100-traffic-losses-2/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Google #WebCreators #SEO #DigitalMarketing #TrafficLoss

Independent film website faces 99% traffic loss amid broader publishing crisis: Cinephilia & Beyond reports dramatic decline in visitor numbers as Google algorithm changes impact independent publishers. https://ppc.land/independent-film-website-faces-99-traffic-loss-amid-broader-publishing-crisis/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #IndependentFilm #FilmIndustry #TrafficLoss #PublishingCrisis #Cinephilia

Independent film website faces 99% traffic loss amid broader publishing crisis: Cinephilia & Beyond reports dramatic decline in visitor numbers as Google algorithm changes impact independent publishers. https://ppc.land/independent-film-website-faces-99-traffic-loss-amid-broader-publishing-crisis/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #IndependentFilm #FilmIndustry #PublishingCrisis #Cinephilia #TrafficLoss