Google Quietly Reworks AI Overviews Anchor Links, Diverting Traffic from Collections Pages and Local Sites

Google has quietly changed anchor links in AI Mode and AI Overviews: e-commerce collection pages are being bypassed in favor of new entry points, while local-intent queries now surface Google Business Profiles instead of target websites, potentially diverting traffic from independent sites.

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