Google’s search engine experienced technical problems on Thursday that caused delays in indexing and displaying new content to users around the world. The problem was discovered at approximately 22:00 and lasted more than 10 hours.
Impact on News and Information Resources
Users of the Google search engine began to notice that the search engine did not show the latest updates of news sites, blogs, and other resources. When testing a search on specific sites with the filter set to “last hour,” it was discovered that the search engine did not find recent materials published during the selected period. This issue affected the indexing of new content on many major news and information resources, including The New York Times, Financial Times, Politico, TechCrunch, and others. Due to a glitch in Google’s indexing systems, websites that publish news and updates in real-time did not appear in search results for users for many hours of the incident.
Resolution and Future Outlook
On Friday morning, on the official X (Twitter) Google Search account, company representatives announced that the problem had been identified and fixed. However, some sites may still experience delays until previously unindexed pages are reprocessed by the system. According to experts, similar indexing failures have occurred at Google before—in October and December of last year, as well as in February of this year. While it typically only affects a portion of users, the outage is a concern for those who actively use search to get the latest news and operational information. Alternatively, during Google outages, you can use other search engines to access relevant information, notes NIX Solutions.
We’ll keep you updated on any further developments regarding this issue. If you experience continued problems with Google search, it may be helpful to monitor other sources for the latest updates.