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Google Ads · Google Ads Restricted Content Policy · View original document ↗

Platform unavailable to controlled sanctioned entities

High severity Explicit document language Common · 181 of 352 platforms
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Amplitude High

Customer must not access or use the Amplitude Services: (i) in or relating to any country or territory that is the subject or target of comprehensive trade or economic sanctions...currently, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea region of Ukraine...

Stripe High

We use Personal Data to meet our contractual and legal obligations related to anti-money laundering, Know-Your-Customer ("KYC") laws, anti-terrorism activities...export control, and prohibition of doing business with restricted persons...

Snapchat High

you are not a person who is barred from using the Services under the laws of the United States, the United Kingdom, or any other applicable jurisdiction — including, for example, that you do not appear on the U.S. Treasury Department's list...

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It's also not available to entities or individuals owned by, controlled by or acting for or on behalf of restricted entities or individuals.

Excerpt from Google Ads's Restricted Content Policy

Provision details

Document information
Document
Google Ads Restricted Content Policy
Entity
Google Ads
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 20, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-005933, captured Aug. 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-062474
Document ID
CA-D-000855
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-005933)
106d64595219c446f29fe42771ae44f47b9f1e90a50c670dabdbb0cb6f5e2f51
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 12:41 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-005933 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Google Ads
Document: Google Ads Restricted Content Policy
Record ID: CA-P-062474
Version: CA-V-005933
Captured: 2026-08-19 01:37:46 UTC
SHA-256: 106d64595219c446…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google-ads/google-ads-restricted-content-policy/provision/CA-P-062474/platform-unavailable-to-controlled-sanctioned-entities/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google Ads's Platform unavailable to controlled sanctioned entities clause do?

The clause states: “It's also not available to entities or individuals owned by, controlled by or acting for or on behalf of restricted entities or individuals.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 181 platforms. See the full comparison.

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