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The high threshold for reinstatement means account suspension is effectively permanent in most cases, carrying significant consequences for advertisers.
Interpretive note: The clause also imposes conduct requirements on the applicant (thoroughness, accuracy, honesty) as a condition of reinstatement; this is recorded in omitted_material rather than the canonical claim.
Readers whose accounts are suspended face a high bar for reinstatement, limited to compelling circumstances with good reason.
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"Accounts are only reinstated in compelling circumstances, and when there is good reason so it's important that you take the time to be thorough, accurate, and honest.Excerpt from Google Ads's Prohibited Content Policy
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The high threshold for reinstatement means account suspension is effectively permanent in most cases, carrying significant consequences for advertisers.
Readers whose accounts are suspended face a high bar for reinstatement, limited to compelling circumstances with good reason.
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