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Update of Other Restricted Businesses: Government Documents and Services

Google will update its “Other Restricted Businesses: Government Documents and Services” policy on March 17, 2026. Advertisers promoting Business Identifiers and targeting only India will not need to qualify as…

Google Ads Strengthens Account Security With Passkeys

Google Ads now supports passkeys a passwordless, phishing-resistant login method designed to improve account security. Passkeys are required for sensitive actions like: • User access changes. • Account linking updates.…

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Google Ads API Update

EU Political Ads Enforcement Coming April 1, 2026. Google has announced new enforcement changes to align with the EU Political Ads Regulation, which will directly impact advertisers managing campaigns through…

New Google Ads feature

Google Ads will begin rolling out a new feature in February 2026, allowing advertisers to apply for select policy certifications directly within their UI.

Google Ads Advertiser Verification page renamed

Anthony Higman discovered that Google has renamed the Google Ads Advertiser Verification page to “Account,” adding to the ongoing confusion caused by Google reusing the same terminology across different areas…

Mandatory Authorization in Google Ads Support Form

Arpan Banerjee shared that the Google Ads support contact form is showing an insane policy that requires you to select it, which is crazy...

Crypto Advertising policy update

Google will update its crypto advertising policy for Indonesia in February 2026: only licensed crypto exchanges and software wallets approved by Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) and certified by Google will…

Advertiser Verification renamed to “Account” in Google Ads

Google Ads has renamed the Advertiser Verification page to “Account”. With this change, Google is turning the page into a central hub for all policy and compliance-related actions. What changed?…

Policy update

Google has updated its advertising policies to prohibit the promotion of online horse racing betting. This includes ads that drive users to online betting platforms or affiliate sites promoting horse-racing gambling.…

Argentina Update

Google Ads will update its Gambling and Games policy for Argentina on January 8, 2026. With this change, licensed gambling operators will be allowed to run ads specifically targeting the…

Store Widget Program

Barry Schwartz discovered that Google just refreshed its Store Widget program (formerly the “Top Quality Store badge”). There are now three widget types merchants can embed on their websites: •…

Store Widget progam is refreshed

Barry Schwartz discovered that Google just refreshed its Store Widget program (formerly the “Top Quality Store badge”). There are now three widget types merchants can embed on their websites: •…