Google Completes Rollout of September 2023 Helpful Content Update to Promote More Useful Results

Google has completed rolling out the September 2023 Helpful Content Update, which brings changes to ranking systems to promote helpful content.
The update includes an improved classifier and alterations to the Helpful Content System's guidelines and documentation.
Key changes involve guidance on machine-generated content, hosting third-party content, and advice for sites affected by updates.
Google's Gary Illyes provided insights, noting issues with low-quality micro-sites and different ranking signals at URL, host, and domain levels.
Google advises affected sites to identify and remove or replace unhelpful content to recover from the update.

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