Google 's search engine experienced a glitch on Monday that disrupted search results and impacted page rankings, according to reports.- The issue caused poor search results that in some cases didn't make sense, according to tweets posted at the time.
- The issue was initially believed to be an update, but Google confirmed that it was a glitch.
- The company has not yet said what caused the issue.
If you noticed that Google's search engine wasn't turning up the results you expected on Monday, you're not alone.
The search giant was impacted by a glitch that disrupted search results and mixed up page rankings, as reports from $4 and $4first indicated. Google $4 an issue with its indexing systems on Monday that impacted search results. The issue has since been mitigated.
The glitch appeared to cause poor search results, as some in the
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Google has not yet said what caused the glitch. The issue was initially believed to be an update to Google's search algorithm. But John Mueller, senior webmaster trends analyst at Google, $4 it was a glitch.
"I don't have all the details yet, but it seems like this was a glitch on our side and has been fixed in the meantime," Mueller tweeted on Tuesday.
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Google did not immediately respond to Business Insider's questions about what caused the glitch or how widespread it was. But Search Engine Journal reports that the bug impacted users in Europe, Asia, and all English-speaking countries.
It's not the only time over the past year that Google's search engine had experienced issues. Back in June, for example, $4 from being indexed in
A search issue from last year in July 2019 prevented results from fully rendering for some users for several days, as $4 reported at the time.