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The prohibition on exploitative content sets a conduct standard for advertisers, though the vague framing of 'seeks to exploit others' leaves the precise scope undefined.
Interpretive note: The excerpt consists of a single short phrase with no further definition of 'exploit others'. The scope of this prohibition is unclear from the quoted language alone, making interpretive confidence low.
Readers who place ads may not use content that seeks to exploit others.
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Your User Submissions will not contain any: (a) swearing; (b) comments or actions which appear to be discriminatory...(c) comments or actions which promote bigotry, racism, hatred...(d) sexual innuendo...
Don't create or share defamatory or libelous content that could damage someone's reputation or falsely portray them in a harmful way.
Target does not sell games rated "AO: Adult Only" or movies rated NC-17.
"Content that seeks to exploit othersExcerpt from Google Ads's Policy: Inappropriate Content
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The prohibition on exploitative content sets a conduct standard for advertisers, though the vague framing of 'seeks to exploit others' leaves the precise scope undefined.
Readers who place ads may not use content that seeks to exploit others.
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