# Google rolls out passthrough URL aimed at search-result scraping

_Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 1:40 AM EDT · Products, AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

Google has begun rolling out google.com/goto, a passthrough URL that Search Engine Roundtable says appears intended to prevent third-party tools and AI companies from scraping Google search results. The supplied summary identifies the rollout but provides no description of the URL's technical operation, coverage, or enforcement.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/260827/p6#a260827p6)

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