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Safety All clear
Google's spam policy changed on 28 Aug 2026 and it ran four spam updates this year. A penalty now also removes a site from AI answers. These checks run before anything ships.
Checks and approvalsWhere changes shipConnectionsSafety
Publishing pace4 / 6 a monthLimit grows with indexed posts (22)
Most similar to another site9%Blocked above 25%, across all theStacc sites
Posts with clinic input100%A fact, price, photo or quote from you
Manual actionsNoneChecked daily in Search Console
Checks before anything ships
last 30 days| Check | Result | If it fails |
|---|---|---|
| AI leftovers ("As a language model", cut-off text) | 0 shipped 3 fixed | Fixed automatically |
| Health facts signed off by a vet | 11 of 11 | Waits for the vet |
| Facts with a source link | 2 missing | Review |
| Off-topic for a vet clinic | 0 | Not written |
| City pages with nothing unique | Off | Needs real data per city |
Google updates
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Spam update, Sep 24 to Oct 8
Your clicks +2%. Judging and new tests were paused during the rollout.
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Core update, May 21 to Jun 2
Your clicks +11%.
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Pause everything if…
A manual action appears, or clicks drop 40% in 7 days. You get an email and nothing ships until you say so.