Local Services Ads showed out-of-state advertisers in local results and Google called it working as intended
- Date
- Oct 1, 2026 (first reported)
- Regions
- United States
- Primary source
- Search Engine Roundtable
Len Raleigh reported California Local Services Ads returning advertisers from Illinois, New Jersey, Florida and Texas, including firms that had not selected those service areas. Google Ads Liaison replied that the behaviour is working as intended because the results include firms that serve customers in the searched area.
Sources
- open_in_newGoogle Local Service Ads Bug Serving Wrong LocationsSearch Engine Roundtable · Oct 1, 2026
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