Ask HN: Has Google started cleaning their search results from AI slop?

An indie developer reports that impressions and clicks on two personal projects dropped from roughly 500-700 impressions and 10-15 clicks daily to almost zero in one day, and says research pointed to a Google anti-spam policy change around Oct 26 that removed many links from the index. They ask how many indie hackers and SEO-focused builders were affected, since many young products depend on search traffic, and whether this is temporary or signals higher quality expectations from search engines.