Google has added two entries to its Ads policy change log, both posted November 11, 2026, according to AuditSocials' Policy Tracker. One clarifies its Personalized Advertising Policy and the other clarifies its rules on Unacceptable Business Practices.

The first entry, "Update to the Personalized Advertising Policy (November 2026)", clarifies that advertisers are not allowed to target users based on an interest in categories prohibited in Google's ad network.

The second entry, "Updates to Unacceptable Business Practices (November 2026)", falls under the public-figure impersonation rule. It clarifies that ads impersonating public figures using AI are not allowed even if they disclose that they were generated or edited using AI. Google says this clarification does not change how the policy is enforced.

The new wording appears on Google's official 2026 Policy Changes page. AuditSocials detected the change on November 12, 2026, and rated its severity as medium. No effective date is listed.

Advertisers running paid ads should not target users based on an interest in categories prohibited in Google's ad network. They should also remove any ad that uses an AI-generated or AI-edited likeness of a public figure to impersonate them, because an AI disclosure label does not make such an ad compliant.