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What changed in the official rules advertisers and creators depend on. Each story starts from a change AuditSocials detected on an official policy page and reviewed before publication.
- Policy stories published
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- Platforms covered in these stories
- 4
- Published changes in the AuditSocials policy tracker
- 149
- Most recent rule change covered
- Oct 23
Also in Policy
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Google Merchant · ShoppingGoogle Merchant Center adds warranty attribute for products sold in Canada
The attribute lets merchants submit legal warranty durations required under Québec's Bill 29, with display on Shopping ads and free listings to begin later this year.
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TikTok · Ads policyTikTok ads policy now explicitly bars counterfeit currency and the means to make it
The "Other products and services" page, last updated October 2026, adds counterfeit currency to its examples of unsuitable products or services not allowed in ads.
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Pinterest · AI policyPinterest says Navigator AI models now train on public content and usage data
An updated disclosure describes Navigator as a family of multimodal models, replacing an earlier description of a single model trained only on synthetic data.
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October 2026
8 stories- 22OctGoogle Ads · Gambling
Google Ads adds lotteries to permitted online gambling products in Colombia
The Colombia entry on Google's Gambling Ads policy page now states that lottery operators must provide authorization from the CNJSA, alongside existing Colijuegos requirements.
- 20OctGoogle Ads · Crypto policy
Google Ads updates UAE licensing rules for crypto and speculative financial product ads
Exchanges and software wallets targeting the UAE face an expanded list of accepted regulators, while CMA replaces SCA for CFDs and rolling spot forex, effective October 21, 2026.
- 14OctGoogle Ads · Gambling
Google Ads adds Enugu and Imo to Nigerian states eligible for online gambling ads
The change, effective October 14, 2026, requires state licenses from Enugu and Imo regulators and brings the list of eligible Nigerian states to six.
- 8OctGoogle Ads · Gambling
Google bars prediction market ads in Connecticut, widens YouTube Masthead gambling rules
Two new entries in Google's Ads policy change log cover a Connecticut prediction market ban and Masthead eligibility for certified online gambling advertisers from October 21, 2026.
- 3Oct
YouTube · AI disclosureYouTube adds AI-generated music to its synthetic content disclosure rules
Creators must now use the "AI use" setting in YouTube Studio when AI-created music is the main focus of a video, according to YouTube's policy page.
- 2OctGoogle Ads · Alcohol
Google Ads revises alcohol ad policy, adds certification rules for India, Indonesia, Egypt
The revised policy lists permitted alcohol-related ad types and requires certification for low ABV and alcohol alternative beverage ads in three countries.
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- 2OctGoogle Ads · Gambling
Google revises Brazil and Slovenia entries in its gambling ads policy
Slovenia's allowed online gambling products expand beyond lotteries, while fixed-quota betting is no longer listed among allowed products in Brazil.
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- 2OctYouTube · Ad guidelines
YouTube clarifies public-interest content can earn ad revenue under two policies
The update to the Hateful and Derogatory Content and Harmful Acts and Unreliable Content policies cites congressional proceedings and debates over government actions.
