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UK Site Loses 98% Of News Search Visibility After .com Move

Sep 09, 2026 · curated by Catalyst Web Trendz

A UK news site's trending-query visibility collapsed after moving from .co.uk to .com, and the new domain didn't pick up what the old one lost.

This is a curated summary. The full story was reported by Search Engine Journal.

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