“all forms of audiovisual commercial communications for cigarettes and other tobacco products, as well as for electronic cigarettes and refill containers shall be prohibited”
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The clause applies a total prohibition covering all forms of audiovisual advertising across a defined product set—cigarettes, other tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, and refill containers—leaving no permitted format or exception within audiovisual commercial communications for these products.
No audiovisual commercial communications for cigarettes, other tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, or refill containers may be run through Google Ads.
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"all forms of audiovisual commercial communications for cigarettes and other tobacco products, as well as for electronic cigarettes and refill containers shall be prohibitedExcerpt from Google Ads's Policy: Legal Requirements
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The clause applies a total prohibition covering all forms of audiovisual advertising across a defined product set—cigarettes, other tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, and refill containers—leaving no permitted format or exception within audiovisual commercial communications for these products.
No audiovisual commercial communications for cigarettes, other tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, or refill containers may be run through Google Ads.
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