“they shall not directly exhort minors to buy or hire a product or service by exploiting their inexperience or credulity”
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The clause specifically targets the exploitation mechanism—inexperience or credulity—meaning ads that use manipulative appeals directed at minors' naivety are prohibited, not merely ads that mention products to minors.
Minors are protected from ads that directly pressure them to purchase or hire products or services by exploiting their inexperience or credulity through Google Ads.
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The clause specifically targets the exploitation mechanism—inexperience or credulity—meaning ads that use manipulative appeals directed at minors' naivety are prohibited, not merely ads that mention products to minors.
Minors are protected from ads that directly pressure them to purchase or hire products or services by exploiting their inexperience or credulity through Google Ads.
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