{
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Map Observer",
    "url": "https://mapobserver.com/updates",
    "terms": "Free with attribution. Include a link to https://mapobserver.com/updates"
  },
  "generated_at": "2026-06-30T20:56:40.392Z",
  "count": 3,
  "updates": [
    {
      "slug": "august-2025-suspected-update",
      "name": "August 2025 Suspected Update",
      "summary": "Practitioners across LocalSearchForum and r/bigseo reported widespread rank shuffling. Google did not confirm an update; volatility tooling registered elevated movement for ~5 days.",
      "status": "suspected",
      "severity": 5.5,
      "started_at": "2025-08-19T00:00:00+00:00",
      "ended_at": "2025-08-25T00:00:00+00:00",
      "affected_surfaces": [
        "map-pack"
      ],
      "source_url": null,
      "url": "https://mapobserver.com/updates/august-2025-suspected-update"
    },
    {
      "slug": "march-2025-spam-sweep",
      "name": "March 2025 Spam Sweep",
      "summary": "Coordinated removal of low-quality and lead-gen Business Profiles across multiple US metros. Particularly affected duplicate listings and virtual-office storefronts.",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "severity": 6,
      "started_at": "2025-03-04T00:00:00+00:00",
      "ended_at": "2025-03-12T00:00:00+00:00",
      "affected_surfaces": [
        "map-pack"
      ],
      "source_url": null,
      "url": "https://mapobserver.com/updates/march-2025-spam-sweep"
    },
    {
      "slug": "november-2024-local-update",
      "name": "November 2024 Local Update",
      "summary": "Map Pack rerankings observed across service categories, with notable shuffling in home services and professional services. Spam-detection signals appeared more aggressive on listings using keyword-stuffed business names.",
      "status": "confirmed",
      "severity": 7.5,
      "started_at": "2024-11-14T00:00:00+00:00",
      "ended_at": "2024-11-21T00:00:00+00:00",
      "affected_surfaces": [
        "map-pack",
        "local-finder"
      ],
      "source_url": null,
      "url": "https://mapobserver.com/updates/november-2024-local-update"
    }
  ]
}