There is an experiment that Google is running that adds a favicon next to the URL in text ads.
Google tests favicons in text ads – searchengineland.com
Google has confirmed that the company is running a small experiment that adds favicons beside the URL in text ads. Darcy Burk, founder and CEO, Burk Digital Factory, wondered if what he was seeing was new. Here’s the screenshot he shared on Twitter of what he spotted on a Google search results page:.
Link: Google tests favicons in text ads
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