{
  "id": 10491922,
  "title": "Google Search goto Redirects Change Click Paths, Not Rankings: What to Measure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/google-search-goto-redirects-change-click-paths-not-rankings-what-to",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-28T17:00:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/alifar/google-search-goto-redirects-change-click-paths-not-rankings-what-to-measure-2kj2"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Google has rolled out google.com/goto redirect wrappers for organic Search result links, adding an intermediary Google URL before a visitor reaches the selected website. The change was described as near-complete in the United States by late August 2026. It is not described as a ranking-signal change , but it can affect how businesses validate clicks, landing URLs and attribution across analytics…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}