# Changelog of News & Brand Mention Monitor (RSS & Atom Feeds) (`maniginam/news-brand-mention-monitor`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/maniginam/news-brand-mention-monitor/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/maniginam/news-brand-mention-monitor.md

### 2026-11-02

- Changed: Removed Google News as a source, because Google's terms allow its News RSS feeds only for personal, non-commercial use.  Mentions now come only from the publisher RSS and Atom feeds you list, and at least one feed is required.  The `includeGoogleNews` and `edition` settings in saved inputs and schedules are ignored.
- Changed: The form now starts with TechCrunch, The Verge, Ars Technica, and Engadget feeds and broad sample queries, so a first run finds mentions.
- Changed: Monitor history is now keyed on queries only, so the first monitor run after this update delivers current mentions as `new` once.

### 2026-11-01

- Added: Describe the form and group optional settings.
- Docs: Add how-to, API, related Actors, and feedback.
- Docs: Drop the H1 so headings start at H2.
- Added: Prefill 20 results so a first run is quick.
- Fixed: Quote mention text a spreadsheet would run as a formula.
- Fixed: Key a headline by its publishing day too.
- Fixed: Cap publisher names and drop oversized links.
- Fixed: Fail a redirect that cannot be followed instead of retrying.
- Fixed: Pin checked addresses and refuse benchmark ranges.
- Docs: Add measured run cost.
- Added: Monitor news mentions from Google News and RSS.