Google operates and is continuing to expand a strike-based enforcement system for repeat policy violations, under which advertisers accumulate strikes that may lead to escalating enforcement actions, and Google states it will provide information on its enforcement decisions.
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This provision discloses a progressive enforcement framework in which repeated policy violations result in escalating consequences, including the potential for account suspension, and establishes that Google will communicate its enforcement rationale to affected advertisers.
Interpretive note: The document does not specify the number of strikes required to trigger specific enforcement actions, the accumulation or expiration timeframe, or the full escalation ladder, limiting the precision with which this provision's operational consequences can be assessed.
The agreement establishes that advertisers who repeatedly violate policy will be subject to a strike system with escalating consequences, and that Google will provide notification and information about enforcement decisions, including access to an appeal mechanism for disapprovals and suspensions.
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Compare across platforms →"We take repeat violations of our policies seriously and continue to expand a strike system for repeat offenders. We will provide you with information on our decision for any policy violation enforcement actions we take.Excerpt from Google Ads's Advertising Policies Overview
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The strike system is a commercial platform enforcement mechanism without direct statutory basis, though the FTC's general oversight of platform practices and the EU Digital Services Act's transparency requirements for content moderation …
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This provision discloses a progressive enforcement framework in which repeated policy violations result in escalating consequences, including the potential for account suspension, and establishes that Google will communicate its enforcement rationale to affected advertisers.
The agreement establishes that advertisers who repeatedly violate policy will be subject to a strike system with escalating consequences, and that Google will provide notification and information about enforcement decisions, including access to an appeal mechanism for disapprovals and suspensions.
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