In-account Social Casino Games certification applications rolled out under Admin > Policy > Account

Date

Jul 27, 2026

Effective

Aug 1, 2026

Regions

Global

Primary source

Google Ads Policy Help

Sources

• open_in_new
  Update to the Google Ads certification process (August 2026)Google Ads Policy Help · Jul 27, 2026

Related changes

• Aug 31, 2026'Automatic payments' renamed Postpay and 'Manual payments' renamed Prepay across billing
• Aug 26, 2026Pilot restricts sensitive account actions for users signed in with free consumer email domains
• Aug 9, 2026Sensitive account actions restricted for free email domains in a security test
• Jul 21, 2026In-account appeals removed for policy decisions older than six months
• Jul 14, 2026Removing a user's account access began requiring a written justification sent to another admin
• Jul 2, 2026Unsolicited 'book a call with your Google Ads expert' emails gained an unsubscribe option

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