“During a Sensitive Event, Google Ads may take a variety of actions to address these risks.”
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This establishes that advertising on Google Ads is subject to discretionary platform-level restrictions during periods designated as Sensitive Events, which can affect ad availability without specific prior notice of the particular action.
Interpretive note: The clause does not specify what actions may be taken or what qualifies as a Sensitive Event; both are defined elsewhere. 'These risks' references risks identified in surrounding policy text not quoted here.
Readers who place ads may have those ads affected by a variety of actions Google Ads chooses to take during a Sensitive Event.
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This establishes that advertising on Google Ads is subject to discretionary platform-level restrictions during periods designated as Sensitive Events, which can affect ad availability without specific prior notice of the particular action.
Readers who place ads may have those ads affected by a variety of actions Google Ads chooses to take during a Sensitive Event.
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