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Restricted Content Receives Less Advertising

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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...

Glassdoor Medium

We don't allow Content that includes negative comments about identifiable individuals outside of this group.

Notion Medium

We do not disclose or use your information to advertise any third party's products or services via the Services.

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Publishers may place AdSense code on pages with content in scope of the Google Publisher Restrictions, though this content will likely receive less advertising than other, nonrestricted content.

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Document information
Document
Google AdSense Program Policies
Entity
Google Ads
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-069912
Document ID
CA-D-00860
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
83df51c2b26e7b802dbad925ec629a1e5f0b2a12cebddc305316c1f8f8a64eb3
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 13:01 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Google Ads
Document: Google AdSense Program Policies
Record ID: CA-P-069912
Captured: 2026-05-20 13:01:59 UTC
SHA-256: 83df51c2b26e7b80…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/google-ads/google-adsense-program-policies/provision/CA-P-069912/restricted-content-receives-less-advertising/
Accessed: Aug. 3, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Google Ads's Restricted Content Receives Less Advertising clause do?

The clause states: “Publishers may place AdSense code on pages with content in scope of the Google Publisher Restrictions, though this content will likely receive less advertising than other, nonrestricted content.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 245 platforms. See the full comparison.

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