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Change historychevron_rightMerchant Centerchevron_rightAug 18, 2026

Google quietly removed the July announcement expanding Shopping ads and free listings to 14 new markets

Date
Aug 18, 2026 (first reported)
Primary source
PPC News Feed

PPC News Feed found that the 14 countries added on July 14 had vanished from the supported-countries table and the announcement page returned a 404, with no explanation from Google.

The original announcement page (answer 17262696) now returns a not-found error. Google gave no explanation; observers read it as a delay or change in rollout plans for the March 2026 European expansion.

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