400 | News from the EDGE | Week of 3.08.2021

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Will Google Pass the Cost of Digital Ad Taxes to US Advertisers?
Maryland is the first state to pass a tax on digital advertising. In countries such as the UK, Austria, and Turkey, Google has passed those costs to advertisers. Will it do the same in the US?
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Search Results are Being Upgraded at Microsoft Bing
The five key Bing features being updated include intuitive highlighting of content, integrated visual search, expandable carousels, infographic-like SERPs, and richer results for local queries.
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Why Did My Site’s Rich Results Disappear?
If a website suddenly loses its rich results on the Google SERP, John Mueller says it might indicate a site-wide quality issue serious enough to make Google not trust the site anymore.
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Bonus Article; Google brings Full Coverage news to search results by Barry Schwartz