Google AI Mode Drops Citations for TOFU Queries After Gemini Update

SEO practitioners report that Google AI Mode, running the newly deployed Gemini 3.8 Flash, shows no citations for many TOFU-level queries, though long-tail queries still display sources, suggesting a possible bug.

2026-09-03 ~ 2026-09-03 · 4 related posts

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