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Grammar and Profanity
Ads must not contain profanity or incorrect grammar and punctuation. Symbols, numbers and letters must be used properly, without the intention of circumventing our ad review process or other enforcement systems.
Ads can't include:
- Incomprehensible content, such as the excessive use of symbols, letters or punctuation, or ad text that is cut-off or missing
- Profanity and obscene language, even when it’s obscure, misspelled or vague, such as when using symbols or emojis
- Profane gestures, including those that use photo editing or alteration to convey profanity
Ads can include:
- Fully blurred profanity, or bleeped or covered audio, as long as it’s not used excessively
- Acronyms that stand for profane language, as long as the acronym itself does not spell a profane word
- Some non-standard symbols or punctuation, if they belong to a brand, product name or trademark
ALLOWED
“Click here for more information!”
NOT ALLOWED
“T-shirts buy here”
“Buuy Tshirts hear”
“Buy Ga.rcin-ia Camb,ogia here”
“ t*s*h*i*r*t*s”
“@ office” , instead of “At office”
“♧ ♥ ♡ ♢ ♢ Buy Now ♔ ♕ ♚ ♛ ⚜”
“Whÿ wónt yòu clîck mé?”
“T-SHIRTS”
“TSHirTS”
“$hit”
“🤬 🖕💩 “
“Get the best f*!%ing tshirts here.”
“Tired of shitty cell service? Switch to a provider with better coverage.”
This image replaces letters for symbols to portray profanity and is non-compliant.
This image shows a person making a profane gesture and is non-compliant.
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