Week of Jan 19, 2026

7 changes logged the week of Jan 19, 2026, 1 high impact; 3 took effect. Open this week in the change history.

Google Ads

• Gambling certification required 'good policy health'; MCCs with repeated revocations lose eligibilityJan 22, 2026 · Policy · General · effective Mar 23, 2026

  From March 23, 2026, accounts applying for gambling and games certification must demonstrate good policy health; manager accounts with substantial revoked certificates or violations lose eligibility and may have certifications revoked. Domains must be owned by the business and cannot be free subdomains or unrelated sites. Source

• Online gambling ads prohibited in Ethiopia; existing certifications revokedJan 20, 2026 · Policy · General · effective Jan 20, 2026

  Google disallowed all promotion of internet gambling targeting Ethiopia, revoked existing certifications and stopped accepting new applications. Source

• Shoppable CTV became generally available in Demand Gen campaignsJan 22, 2026 · Launch · Demand Gen

  Demand Gen viewers watching YouTube ads on TV screens can now browse and buy products directly from the ad. Google says Demand Gen campaigns that include TV screens drive on average 7% more conversions. Source

• Attributed branded searches reporting reached general availability for Demand Gen and YouTubeJan 22, 2026 · Measurement · Measurement

  Advertisers can now see the volume of branded searches on Google and YouTube driven by their campaigns, as a way to quantify upper-funnel impact. Activation requires a Google representative. Source

• A bug blocked saving edits to Performance Max asset groups with a 'Value is required' errorJan 23, 2026 · Reporting & UI · Performance Max

  Chelsea Harding flagged on LinkedIn that PMax asset groups could not be edited or saved in the UI. Google acknowledged the issue and advised using Google Ads Editor as a workaround. Source

• Travel feeds launched in Demand Gen, powering dynamic hotel video ads from Hotel Center dataJan 22, 2026 · Launch · Demand Gen

  Travel advertisers can connect Hotel Center feeds to Demand Gen campaigns to generate dynamic video ads showing hotel pricing, ratings and availability. Source

Merchant Center

• Logo upload moved from Business info to Settings > Marketing > Brand > LogoJan 25, 2026 · Reporting & UI · General

  Merchant Center relocated logo management from the Business information section to a new Brand area under Marketing; only Admin or Super Admin users can see the new section. Source

Took effect this week

• Rummy and daily fantasy sports ads prohibited in IndiaEffective Jan 21, 2026 · announced Jan 7, 2026 · Google Ads
• Prediction market ads permitted in the US for CFTC-regulated entitiesEffective Jan 21, 2026 · announced Jan 5, 2026 · Google Ads
• Online gambling ads opened in Belarus for licensed operatorsEffective Jan 22, 2026 · announced Jan 6, 2026 · Google Ads

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