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There are a lot of things that didn’t quite go according to plan for publishers this year — layoffs and fourth-quarter ad sales, among other things.

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Media Briefing: For some publishers, Google referral traffic is down

In this week’s Media Briefing, some publishers share that referral traffic from Google Search and Discover are on the decline, following similar patterns to the social referral declines this year.

Google referrals are in flux

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Google referrals are in flux

It’s been well reported that publishers are seeing less and less referral traffic come from social media platforms, as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok aim to keep their users on their platforms for as long as possible. 

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