The policy prohibits all content that promotes, facilitates, or sexualizes minors under 18, across all content formats including AI-generated, fictional, and simulated material. Violations result in immediate account suspension without warning, and Google states it may report violating accounts to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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This provision establishes both a content prohibition and a mandatory reporting mechanism to NCMEC, engaging U.S. federal reporting obligations under 18 U.S.C. 2258A. The explicit inclusion of AI-generated, fictional, and simulated content within the prohibition scope addresses emerging synthetic media categories.
The agreement requires removal of all qualifying content and suspension of advertiser accounts upon detection, without prior notice. Under this clause, Google also states that action may include reporting to NCMEC, indicating that enforcement consequences may extend beyond platform access to federal reporting.
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Compare across platforms →"Content promoting or facilitating child sexual abuse or exploitation, including child sexual abuse material, content that condones or glorifies behaviour which endangers children, and content that otherwise sexualizes minors (anyone under 18). All content, whether real, fictional, simulated, cartoon, AI-generated, or photoshopped is prohibited, including all content formats including audio, text and visual media such as imagery and videos. Violations of this policy are considered egregious. If we find violations of this policy, we will remove such content and suspend the Google Ads accounts without prior warning, which will restrict capacity to advertise with Google Ads again. Action may also include reporting to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.Excerpt from Google Ads's Prohibited Content Policy
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This provision establishes both a content prohibition and a mandatory reporting mechanism to NCMEC, engaging U.S. federal reporting obligations under 18 U.S.C. 2258A. The explicit inclusion of AI-generated, fictional, and simulated content within the prohibition scope addresses emerging synthetic media categories.
The agreement requires removal of all qualifying content and suspension of advertiser accounts upon detection, without prior notice. Under this clause, Google also states that action may include reporting to NCMEC, indicating that enforcement consequences may extend beyond platform access to federal reporting.
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