"Google systems confirm that on April 12, 2026 we started collecting Google Search impressions for your website in Search Console. This message has caused confusion among users who have verified their sites for years."
"The emails are clearly some sort of glitch in the Matrix and do not mean Google just started collecting data on impressions days ago on sites that have been verified in Search Console since who knows when."
"John Mueller confirmed it was a bug: 'No - these messages got sent out because of a technical issue in the messaging system. It's unrelated to anything else. Sorry!'"
Many users received emails from Google stating that they started collecting Search impressions for verified websites on April 12, 2026. This caused confusion as these sites had been verified for years. Users checked their Search Console data and found information predating the mentioned date. John Mueller confirmed that the emails were sent due to a technical issue in the messaging system and were not indicative of any actual changes in data collection.
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