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Can't Go Viral? New X Tool Could Reveal If Your Account Is Shadowbanned

Users will now be able to see whether any labels have been added to their account.

Google, Bing, Brave Deliver Divergent Search Results

A Crawlora-powered comparison of 15 commercial and informational queries run on 2026-06-10 found substantial divergence among Google, Microsoft Bing, and Brave search results. Across queries where all three engines returned results, the three agreed on the #1 result only 29% of the time; Google and Bing shared an average of 3 of the top 10 domains. The study found clear engine preferences (Bing favoring traditional publishers like Forbes and PCMag; Google surfacing YouTube, Reddit, and Wikipedia frequently; Brave intermediate) and recommends multi-engine SERP monitoring because single-engine rank checks miss large portions of visibility.

NYC Adopts Click-to-Cancel Rule for Subscriptions

New York City will require businesses that offer automatic renewals or continuous subscriptions to provide a cancellation method as easy as the method used to enroll, effective October 1, 2026. Finalized by the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection and championed by Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani’s administration, the rule covers cable, streaming, gyms and other recurring services. Enforcement includes civil penalties starting at $525 per violation and restitution for consumers. The city estimates annual consumer savings between $21.5 million and $162.5 million. Industry groups have warned of legal challenges and operational burdens for smaller providers, while advocates call the measure a major consumer-protection advance.