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June 05, 2023

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Political content

  • Advertising for election related content including election canvassing and election polls, political parties, candidates, and ballot measures is not allowed.
  • Fundraising for political candidates, parties, PACs, and ballot measures is not allowed.
  • Advertising cannot exploit sensitive political issues for commercial gain or promote extreme political agendas or any known associations with hate, criminal or terrorist activities.
  • Advertising may not insult any ideology or utilize religious symbols or motifs in a way that is considered in poor taste.
  • Advertising that exploits political agendas, sensitive political issues or uses “hot button” political issues or names of prominent politicians is not allowed regardless of whether the advertiser has a political agenda.

DISPLAY

  • Use of political figures past or present cannot be linked in text or images to political content, products, sensationalized messaging, hot button issues, or as a way to link historical topics to current issues/events. For example, an ad with the headline “Lowest to Highest Presidential IQs, ranked” with an image of a political figure would not be allowed.

NATIVE

  • Use of political figures past or present cannot be linked in text or images to political content, products, sensationalized messaging, hot button issues, or as a way to link historical topics to current issues/events. For example, an ad with the headline “Lowest to Highest Presidential IQs, ranked” with an image of a political figure would not be allowed.

AUDIENCE

  • Use of political figures past or present cannot be linked in text or images to political content, products, sensationalized messaging, hot button issues, or as a way to link historical topics to current issues/events. For example, an ad with the headline “Lowest to Highest Presidential IQs, ranked” with an image of a political figure would not be allowed.

Country/Region Restrictions

Albania
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are prohibited 24 hours prior to election day.
Algeria
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
American Samoa
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Antigua and Barbuda
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Armenia
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Aruba
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Azerbaijan
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Bahamas
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Bahrain
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Bangladesh
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Barbados
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Belize
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Benin
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Bolivia
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Botswana
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Brunei Darussalam
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Bulgaria
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are prohibited 24 hours prior to election day. 
Burkina Faso
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Cameroon
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Canada
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Central African Republic
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Comoros
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Cook Islands
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Costa Rica
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Cote d'Ivoire
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Croatia
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are prohibited 24 hours prior to election day. 
Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Djibouti
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Dominica
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Dominican Republic
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Ecuador
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Egypt
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
El Salvador
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Eritrea
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Ethiopia
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Faroe Islands
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Fiji
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
France
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Gabon
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Georgia
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Greenland
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Grenada
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Guam
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Guatemala
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Guinea
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Guinea-Bissau
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Guyana
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Haiti
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Honduras
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Iraq
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Israel
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Jamaica
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Kyrgyzstan
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Lesotho
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Libya
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Lithuania
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are prohibited 30 hours prior to polls opening until all polling stations are closed.
Macao SAR
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Madagascar
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Malawi
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Maldives
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Marshall Islands
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Mauritania
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Mauritius
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Moldova
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Mongolia
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Namibia
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Nauru
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Nepal
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Niger
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Nigeria
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Niue
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
North Macedonia
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are prohibited 24 hours prior to election day.
Northern Mariana Islands
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Oman
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Pakistan
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Palau
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Panama
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Paraguay
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Poland
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are prohibited during the following times:
    • From the day of announcing the day of elections to the day of starting the electoral advertisement process.
    • During the pre-election silence period, 24 hours prior to election day and the day of elections.
Portugal
  • Ads containing union ideas are not allowed.
Puerto Rico
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Qatar
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Republic of Congo
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Romania
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are prohibited during the pre-election silence period.
Rwanda
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Saint Lucia
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Samoa
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Saudi Arabia
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Senegal
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Serbia
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are prohibited 24 hours prior to election day.
Seychelles
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Sierra Leone
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Slovakia
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are prohibited 24 hours prior to election day.
Slovenia
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are prohibited 24 hours prior to election day.
Somalia
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Sri Lanka
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Suriname
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Tajikistan
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Tanzania
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
The Gambia
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Togo
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Tokelau
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Tonga
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Trinidad and Tobago
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Tunisia
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Tuvalu
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Uganda
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
United Arab Emirates
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
United States Virgin Islands
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Uruguay
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Vanuatu
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Yemen
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Zambia
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.
Zimbabwe
  • Ads containing content related to debate of general interest linked to an electoral campaign are not allowed.