Google has extended the Google Ads Government documents and official services policy for several weeks, from March 31, 2023, to May 24, 2023. This was previously announced in late January, and we covered itbut now Google made two changes to that announcement. The two changes include: Extending the enforcement date from March 31, 2023 to […]
Last November Google introduced a new catchall search spam policy named policy circumvention. That spam policy was listed to be able to take action on sites that bypass the other Google spam policies through other means. Well today, Google has updated that spam policy to simplify the wording based on user feedback of the policy. […]
Google will update its Google Advertising policies to disallow the promotion of content or engage in behavior that risks harm to Google users, Google employees, or the Google Ads ecosystem. If you do this, Google can restrict or block your ads or suspend your Google Ads account. This will go into effect on February 21, […]
Google posted an updated policy update in the Google Merchant Center section for a new “linked account suspension.” In short, this impacts a suspended Google Ads account linked to your Merchant Center account. Google posted, that they have updated its abuse of the network policy. Google wrote, “We’ve updated our prohibited practices to include a […]
Google probably did yet another weekend search ranking algorithm update, I see a pattern here. Google’s Hyung-Jin Kim said EAT is used for all queries, not just YMYL. Google documented its notable search updates, they now call systems, even some of the retired ones. Google has a new spam policy for those who circumvent other […]
Google announced it is cracking down on more financial fraud in the UK by making updates to its UK Financial Services policy that will go into effect in December. Google said “we are announcing a significant additional measure to protect both consumers and legitimate advertisers in the UK.” Here is Google’s summary: The Google Ads […]
Chris Silver Smith noticed how Google has updated its Google Maps contributed content policy and removed a line that prohibited review-gating. The line that was removed was “don’t discourage or prohibit negative reviews or selectively solicit positive reviews from customers.” Chris posted on Twitter saying “It appears Google has removed its policy that specifically banned […]
Two years ago, Google made a new Google Merchant Center policy named Website needs improvement. Well, now free listings accounts with this issue status are still active, but their products have limited visibility on Google. Google posted that they have updated the Google Merchant Center Editorial & technical requirements policy and the enforcement for the […]
When talking about climate change and conspiracy theories, disbelievers will often share misconceptions about science, the impacts of CO2, and so on. Most of those suppositions claim that global warming is a hoax. However, there isn’t any scientific evidence to support it. What is true: denying the impact of human behavior on our environment can […]
Google Ads announced a new policy that will go into effect on June 1, 2022. This policy is an update to the inappropriate content policy that has existed for some time. The new policy will prohibit content that shares personally identifiable information that promotes financial fraud, identity theft, harmful direct contact, or harassment. Google said […]