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Animal cruelty content in ads prohibited

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 246 of 352 platforms
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Content that promotes cruelty or gratuitous violence towards animals

Excerpt from Google Ads's Prohibited Content Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Google Ads Prohibited Content Policy
Entity
Google Ads
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 20, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-007205, captured Sept. 29, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-064842
Document ID
CA-D-000856
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-007205)
1dd5bdb73ca5b6284e52a33aa64a439aa0066ab1b9ee8b8205558fa954764796
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 06:44 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-007205 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Google Ads
Document: Google Ads Prohibited Content Policy
Record ID: CA-P-064842
Version: CA-V-007205
Captured: 2026-09-29 01:29:07 UTC
SHA-256: 1dd5bdb73ca5b628…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google-ads/google-ads-prohibited-content-policy/provision/CA-P-064842/animal-cruelty-content-in-ads-prohibited/
Accessed: Oct. 11, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Google Ads's Animal cruelty content in ads prohibited clause do?

The clause states: “Content that promotes cruelty or gratuitous violence towards animals”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

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