What Does "Decision Type: Google Investigation" Mean?
An unexplained label some advertisers see on a flagged asset — Google doesn't publicly document what it means.
What it means
Some advertisers report seeing the label "Decision type: Google Investigation" (sometimes alongside "Additional redress option (EU only)") attached to a restricted or disapproved asset. Google does not publicly document this label anywhere — there's no official page explaining what triggers it or what it means beyond what's visible on screen. What's observed, not officially confirmed, is that it tends to appear alongside a more specific policy violation rather than on its own.
Why it matters
If you see this exact phrase and can't find an explanation for it anywhere, that's expected — it isn't you missing something, it's a genuinely undocumented internal label. The more useful move is to look past the label itself and focus on whatever specific policy reason is listed alongside it, since that's the part you can actually act on.
ask datanephew
My ad shows "Decision type: Google Investigation" — what does that mean?
There's no official explanation for this exact label. Ask datanephew to pull up the full policy details attached to the asset — the more specific reason listed next to it is what's actually actionable.