On June 24, Google rolled out its June 2026 spam update, which impacts all languages and regions. According to Google, the rollout may take several days to complete. This marks the second spam update of 2026, following the one released in March.
Google refers to this as a standard spam update and clarifies that it does not specifically target link spam or parasitic SEO practices. Websites that violate spam policies may see a drop in their rankings or could even disappear from search results entirely. Recovery from such issues may take months after the problems are addressed.