Google has paused the Gemini-powered Nano Banana 2 image generation feature in Google Earth, one day after announcing it, citing policy violations. In a statement on X, Google’s official news account said it had seen people sharing screenshots of generated imagery that appear to violate its policies, and is rolling back the feature while working on implementing stronger guardrails. The company noted that generated images did not appear in the main Google Earth experience for others to see and were watermarked as AI generated. Google has not shared specifics about the violations or what the stricter guardrails will block. The feature had been introduced to create imaginative landscapes based on real-world locations, and Google acknowledged that geospatial professionals had used it for useful purposes. The company plans to bring the feature back after the new safeguards are in place.