On "Google Ads Turning On Conversion-Based Customer Lists For Advertisers"

Google forcing conversion-based customer lists into your account whether you want them or not is a genuine problem hiding behind an innocuous rollout date. You're about to have your conversion data automatically processed into audience segments you never asked for, which means less control over what Google does with your signals and more opacity around how your customer data gets bucketed and retargeted. If you've already wired Enhanced Conversions and Customer Match into your workflow, you're defaulted into this—and opting out will require active intervention you probably won't discover until mid-2026. This is Google's playbook: frame forced automation as convenience, bury the mechanics, and move fast enough that pushback becomes a compliance problem instead of a product decision.