Shopping ads political content policy required election verification in nine countries; India ban

Date

Mar 1, 2026

Effective

Apr 16, 2026

Regions

Argentina; Australia; Chile; Israel; Mexico; New Zealand; South Africa; UK; US; India

Primary source

Google Merchant Center Help

Sources

• open_in_new
  Update to Shopping Ads political content policyGoogle Merchant Center Help · Mar 1, 2026

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