June 2024 Spam Update
A spam update enforcing Google's spam policies, cleaning up manipulative and low-quality spam tactics in search results.
Spam update
Jun 20, 2024
Jun 27, 2024
7 days
Overview
What the June 2024 Spam Update did
The June 2024 Spam Update was the first spam-specific rollout after Google consolidated several spam policies earlier in 2024. Spam updates use automated systems such as SpamBrain to enforce Google's spam policies — targeting manipulative content and link practices rather than reassessing content quality. It completed in about a week and primarily affected sites with clear policy violations.
Key points
What changed
- Enforcement of Google's spam policies against manipulative tactics.
- First spam-specific update after early-2024 spam policy consolidation.
- Completed in roughly one week.
What to do about it
How to respond
- 1
Review your site against Google's published spam policies.
- 2
Remove scaled content abuse, expired-domain abuse and unnatural links.
- 3
Keep content people-first to stay clear of future spam enforcement.
Sources
Where this is confirmed
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