ChatGPT Update Causes Massive AI Search Citation Drop, Impacting Site Traffic
gaganghotra_ · x · 2026-07-22
Multiple independent developers report a massive drop in referral traffic from ChatGPT following a recent model update. This indicates that algorithm tweaks in AI search engines are profoundly impacting creators' monetization and SEO strategies who relied on this traffic.
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