As you know, Google Ads has been requiring advertiser verification from more and more of its advertisers. Well, one advertiser posted on X saying it is too much, the length and number of questions to become verified is just too much. Nate Louis posted on X saying, “Google Ads has lost their ad verification minds … Read more
Google AdSense has rolled out two new features to make site ownership verification both faster and easier. The new site management features are: Real-time site ownership checks: This tool means Google can verify your site ownership in real time whenever you add a new site to AdSense. New site verification method: If you’d rather not … Read more
Google AdSense has improved its site verification methods with a real-time site check, meta tag verification method, and Ads.txt improvements. Google said they have “made some improvements to site management to make it quicker and easier to verify your site ownership and check your ads.txt status.” This update was made on Friday, September 15, 2023. … Read more
Google in October will start to require some advertisers who have their accounts suspended to complete the advertiser verification in order to have the account re-issued. Google said this does not apply to advertisers who do monthly invoicing. Google wrote, “In October 2023, selected advertisers whose accounts were suspended due to a violation of our … Read more
Google will soon require some suspended advertisers to go through the advertiser verification process to be reinstated. This will start to roll out on October 10, 2023 to some advertisers. Who is impacted. This new policy will impact “selected advertisers whose accounts were suspended,” but will not impact advertisers who are on on monthly invoicing, … Read more
Google has posted a list of troubleshooting and FAQs around the Google Business Profiles video verification method. As you know, you can verify your business in Google Business Profiles through a number of methods, from snail mail to video verification and Kara from the Google Business Profiles team posted some troubleshooting and FAQs for the … Read more
In June, we reported that Microsoft Advertising would require advertiser identity verification. Well, Microsoft posted an update relaxing those requirements in a big way. Microsoft previously said advertiser identity verification was required for all customers prior to 1 August, to continue showing ads globally. “After additional review and consideration, our approach to unverified advertisers has … Read more
In an era where misinformation is a global concern, Google is upgrading its search capabilities by introducing two features to enhance information and visual literacy. A 2022 Poynter study revealed that 62% of people believe they encounter misinformation daily or weekly, highlighting the urgent need for effective tools to identify and counter false information. As … Read more
Google has a help document on “Common issues that delay bulk verification” that it updated to add more tips on avoiding delays with Google Business Profile bulk verification. Krystal Taing spotted this change and posted it on Twitter. From what I can see using the Wayback machine (which has a super old copy of the … Read more
No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. This isn’t Twitter. It’s Google and they’re testing a new gold verification badge. The badge was noticed by Alex Kubica who posted about it on Twitter. Other advertisers noticed it, too. What’s going on. Previously, we noticed a blue verification marker and a blue badge-like label, and now a … Read more
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