Türkiye's under-15 social media rule with no personalized ads for 15 to 17 year olds, a Google Ads video engagement threshold moving from 5 to 10 seconds, and Anthropic's ban on building fake source networks with Claude
Today's 3 verified stories: an age verification regulation drafted by the Cybersecurity Directorate of Türkiye's Presidency appeared in the Official Gazette on October 10, 2026; according to Anadolu Ajansı, social network providers may no longer serve children under 15, accounts of users aged 15 to 17 may not be shown personalized advertising, and the rules take effect on November 1. Google Ads' engagements reporting help page now says an in-stream video ad only registers an engagement after 10 seconds of viewing or a click; a March 15, 2026 archived copy of the same page set the bar for video ads at 5 seconds. Anthropic's usage policy, released on October 8, 2026 and in force from November 12, 2026, explicitly forbids using Claude to fill the material search engines and AI tools answer from with content that lies about its origin, author or independence. The detailed look at each story, its sources and what it means for your business lives on its own page.
Türkiye bars social media for under-15s and rules out personalized ads for 15 to 17 year olds
The regulation on child-specific, segregated services by social network providers and on age verification was printed in Türkiye's Official Gazette issue 33396, dated October 10, 2026, and takes effect on November 1. Anadolu Ajansı reports that providers may not offer their service to children who have not yet turned 15, and will check a user's age at sign-up with an age verification token obtained via the e-Devlet gateway. Existing accounts must have their ages verified by March 31, 2027. Accounts of 15 to 17 year olds will be private by default, with no live streaming and no personalized ads. Euronews Türkçe reports that their personal data may not feed profiling or personalized commercial advertising.
Google Ads raises the video engagement threshold from 5 to 10 seconds
Google Ads' help article on engagements reporting now says in-stream and video app promotion ads need a viewer to stay for 10 seconds or more, to watch the whole ad when it is under 10 seconds, or to click it. In the Wayback Machine snapshot from March 15, 2026, the general line for video ads accepted 5 seconds or more of viewing. PPC News Feed covered the change on October 10, 2026 and credited Hana Kobzová with spotting it. PPC News Feed warns that engagement totals could fall when advertisers compare periods measured under the new rules, so engagement rate and Avg. CPE may not be directly comparable across the point where the definition changed.
Anthropic bans using Claude to build fake source networks
On October 8, 2026 Anthropic announced the 2026 edition of its usage policy, which applies from November 12, 2026. Guidance on deception that used to sit in the elections, fraud, privacy and disinformation sections now lives in a new section on deceptive campaigns and artificial activity. The policy explicitly puts off limits feeding the sources search engines and AI systems draw answers from with material that misstates its origin, its author or its independence; the example given is a group of sites that look unrelated while backing up the same claims. Fake reviews, fake media outlets, bots presenting themselves as human and selling any of this as a product or service are covered too.
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