Mystery discover.aigc URLs flood Google Discover with dead links — domain isn't even delegated
rustybrick · x · 2026-11-05
- Since mid-July 2026, SEO watchers have spotted Google Discover cards pointing to discover.aigc/?id=<numeric> with real headlines and images (FDA peptides, SpaceX Starship, sports news) that error out on tap.
- The .aigc TLD isn't even delegated, so the domain resolves to nothing.
- A share-of-voice breakdown from July 25, 2026 lists the top 10 English and French cards dominating Discover.
- Follow-up analysis suggests these are internal code labels Discover uses to fetch AI summaries from Google's servers — raw requests exposed as URLs, likely a mirror rendering bug.
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