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The prohibition covers both direct and indirect implications, meaning ad targeting or copy that indirectly signals personal attributes about the audience is also forbidden.
Interpretive note: The excerpt lists additional personal attributes (the clause excerpt is truncated after 'sexual orientation'); only the attributes explicitly present in the excerpt are named in the canonical claim.
Advertisers must ensure their ad content does not assert or imply any personal attributes—directly or indirectly—about the audience or any individual.
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"ads must not contain content that asserts or implies personal attributes. This includes direct or indirect assertions or implications about a person's race, ethnicity, religion, beliefs, age, sexual orientation...Excerpt from Meta Ads's Meta Advertising Policies
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The prohibition covers both direct and indirect implications, meaning ad targeting or copy that indirectly signals personal attributes about the audience is also forbidden.
Advertisers must ensure their ad content does not assert or imply any personal attributes—directly or indirectly—about the audience or any individual.
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