“Our policies require all advertisers to comply with the laws in their jurisdiction, not engage in discriminatory practices, and not sell illegal or unsafe substances.”
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These are baseline obligations imposed on every advertiser without exception, covering legal compliance, anti-discrimination, and product safety simultaneously.
Interpretive note: The canonical claim states three independent obligations. The primary one stated is local-law compliance; the anti-discrimination and unsafe-substances prohibitions are co-equal in the excerpt but recorded here rather than merged into a single-proposition claim.
Every advertiser on Meta's platform is bound by local law compliance, a prohibition on discriminatory practices, and a prohibition on selling illegal or unsafe substances.
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When you choose to transfer or upload the Content...to other platforms or websites operated by a third party, you shall do so in compliance with this Agreement and any terms and conditions of use of such other platform or website.
you will not interfere with a third party's use and enjoyment of the Websites and Platforms
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"Our policies require all advertisers to comply with the laws in their jurisdiction, not engage in discriminatory practices, and not sell illegal or unsafe substances.Excerpt from Meta Ads's Meta Advertising Policies
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These are baseline obligations imposed on every advertiser without exception, covering legal compliance, anti-discrimination, and product safety simultaneously.
Every advertiser on Meta's platform is bound by local law compliance, a prohibition on discriminatory practices, and a prohibition on selling illegal or unsafe substances.
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