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3 days ago
Google Ads can pause individual accounts linked to Manager accounts that violate third-party policy. If your individual account is linked to a violating Manager account, it may be paused. To resume ads, you must unlink your account from the Manager account. Notifications with instructions will be sent if this action is needed. Carefully vet who manages your campaigns.
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8 days ago
Google launched video ads across web, image, and shopping search in the US and Canada. These ads combine video with product info to engage users early in their shopping journey. Brands use Performance Max campaigns to show these interactive, brand-focused ads in browsy search placements, boosting recognition and clicks to websites.
9 days ago
Google AdSense will remove its additional ad technology vendors opt-out control in two phases starting June 2025. The control is labeled 'Deprecated' on June 2 and removed by July 7. Google says it is obsolete and no longer provides useful privacy or brand safety functions. Publishers need not act, and other blocking controls remain. Google recommends using consent management platforms for regulatory compliance. This streamlines AdSense controls.
9 days ago
Google updates Display & Video 360 in Q3 2025 by removing Nielsen metrics, renaming Adloox to Scope3, improving YouTube reporting, and deprecating YouTube Audience Attribute and Cross Campaign Optimization. Cross-platform updates add session_attributes to offline conversions APIs, remove Country dimension from reach reports, update Data Transfer v2.0, expand frequency reports, add Floodlight activity categories, and introduce pre-filtering for reach reports.
15 days ago
Google Merchant Center will discontinue the Email archive feature after June 25, 2025. Important updates and notifications will now be available directly in Merchant Center Next under the "Notifications" section. This change aims to provide a more personalized and streamlined experience by keeping all relevant messages in one place for timely account management.
15 days ago
YouTube adds automatic extra reviews for videos rated with limited ads to improve monetization accuracy. Reviews may take up to 24 hours but usually finish sooner. Creators can appeal and should upload videos as private or unlisted until reviews complete. This reduces appeals, boosts monetization chances, and speeds up ad suitability checks, including for private videos.
16 days ago
Google's new document explains ads can appear around or within AI Overviews in search results, which summarize complex queries. Ads target commercial intent by matching user queries and AI content. Currently in the US for English, ads from Search, Shopping, and Performance Max campaigns are eligible. Advertisers should use broad match or keywordless targeting and smart bidding. Retailers need to keep product feeds updated for shopping ads.
17 days ago
Google added a setting for AdSense publishers to choose anchor ad positions with options for top, bottom, or both. Side rail ads can be placed on the left, right, or both sides. These settings offer more control over overlay ad formats in Auto ads but won't override custom code disabling top anchor ads. Publishers can select positions via their AdSense account under Auto ads settings and apply changes to their sites.
23 days ago
Google Adsense has deprecated account-level control for non-personalised ads in Privacy & messaging. The option to choose ad types has been removed from European message settings. Publishers are encouraged to use the IAB TCF framework for user consent in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland. AdSense asynchronous ad tags allow serving personalised or non-personalised ads per page.
