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SEO Updates in September 2026: September Spam Update, Multimodal Search Data and More

Google's third spam update in three months, new image search data in Search Console and a blunt warning about programmatic SEO. Here is what changed in September 2026 and what to do.
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Michael C.
· Updated Oct 15, 2026
· 7 min read
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