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Google Ad Grants ads stop serving on Google Maps after February 3
Jason King has flagged that Google Ad Grants campaigns stopped serving ads on Google Maps after February 3, 2026, with no official explanation from Google to date. The issue affects all Ad Grants accounts running map-based placements.
What changed
King advises checking placement reports to confirm whether Maps impressions have dropped to zero since that date.
Why it matters for advertisers
For you, this means Ad Grants managers should audit their placement data for the February 3 cutoff and monitor Google's official channels for an explanation: this appears to be a platform-level change rather than an account-specific issue.
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Google Ad Grants ads stop serving on Google Maps after February 3
Jason King has flagged that Google Ad Grants campaigns stopped serving ads on Google Maps after February 3, 2026, with no official explanation from Google to date. The issue affects all Ad Grants accounts running map-based placements. King advises checking placement reports to confirm whether Maps impressions have dropped to zero since that date.
For you, this means Ad Grants managers should audit their placement data for the February 3 cutoff and monitor Google's official channels for an explanation: this appears to be a platform-level change rather than an account-specific issue.
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