December 15, 2025

Good morning.
Today’s roundup:
1) Google Preferred Sources Now Global & Adds Spotlighting Subscriptions.
2) Sam Altman expects OpenAI to exit ‘code red’ by January after launch of GPT-5.2 model.
3) Google Search Console Insights Adds Social Channels.
Google announced it is adding social channels within the Google Search Console Insights report. This ‘lets you review Search performance of social channels associated with your website directly within Search Console,’ Google wrote.
4) LinkedIn introduces Reserved Ads, ad personalization, new AI tools.
5) Google AI cites retailers 4% vs. ChatGPT at 36%: Data.
6) Instagram Is Generating Inaccurate SEO Bait for Your Posts.
7) Meta Outlines Latest Data on Content Removals and Fake Accounts.
8) Commission opens investigation into possible anticompetitive conduct by Google in the use of online content for AI purposes.
9) OpenAI Updates Its ChatGPT Crawler: OAI-SearchBot.
10) Google: Discover Minimally Aligned To Search Ranking.
11) Google Ads Contact Us Support Tests Integrating Ads Advisor.
12) Google AI Mode Tests Search Live (Voice) With Citation Cards.
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Have an awesome week!
— Itay Paz
Itay PazFounder & CEO
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