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This prohibition covers both self-harm and harm to others, and encompasses both threats and advocacy, making it a broad restriction on harmful content in advertising.
Readers who place ads may not include content that threatens or advocates for physical or mental harm directed at oneself or any other person.
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We don't allow Content that includes negative comments about identifiable individuals outside of this group.
User Content may not: be unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive, harassing, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory or fraudulent
May harm the reputation of Tinder or its affiliates, meaning the uploading or sharing of content on the Tinder platform that is defamatory to Tinder or its affiliates or advocates misuse of the Service...
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"Content that threatens or advocates for physical or mental harm on oneself or others— Excerpt from Google Ads's Google Ads Prohibited Content Policy
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This prohibition covers both self-harm and harm to others, and encompasses both threats and advocacy, making it a broad restriction on harmful content in advertising.
Readers who place ads may not include content that threatens or advocates for physical or mental harm directed at oneself or any other person.
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