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Misleading ad design guidance gains more examples
Google updated its Misleading ad design policy article with additional examples and clearer explanations, while stating that enforcement has not changed. The update is clarification rather than a new policy threshold.
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For you, this means creative teams should compare existing ads with the new examples, but should not infer a new penalty regime from the documentation edit alone.
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Misleading ad design guidance gains more examples
Google updated its Misleading ad design policy article with additional examples and clearer explanations, while stating that enforcement has not changed. The update is clarification rather than a new policy threshold. For you, this means creative teams should compare existing ads with the new examples, but should not infer a new penalty regime from the documentation edit alone.
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