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Confirmed Google Merchant Center policy changes, each one sourced to an official Google page and dated to the month. No rumors, no guesses about what Google might have meant.
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Misrepresentation policy adds named examples for non-delivery and broken refunds
Google added explicit examples to the Misrepresentation policy for products that never arrive and return or refund processes that don't work as advertised, plus more guidance on the appeals process.
Merchant API v1 reaches general availability, Content API sunset confirmed
Merchant API v1, the official successor to the Content API for Shopping, went generally available. The Content API is set to sunset August 18, 2026.
AI-generated titles, descriptions and images need source labeling
Google requires AI-generated product titles and descriptions to go through the structured_title and structured_description attributes, and AI-generated images to keep their IPTC source metadata.
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