Publishers Are Losing Google Traffic As AI Answers Replace Links

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By BeauHDJul 31, 2026, 2:00 pm103 ptsTrending
alternative_right shares a report from Axios: Google has basically stopped sending people to websites (including our site) for answers and information. Instead, it's using AI to answer them on its platform, in its words. Chartbeat data shared with Axios shows Google Search traffic to publishers fell 34% over…

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