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Alcohol Ads Must Comply With Local Laws and Age Targeting

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Ads that promote or reference alcohol must comply with all applicable local laws, required or established industry codes, guidelines, licenses and approvals, and include age and country targeting criteria...

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Document information
Document
Meta Advertising Policies
Entity
Meta Ads
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-053195
Document ID
CA-D-00671
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
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Content hash (SHA-256)
c88923566fd4048c3ac98ebc0cc4a7f40e7e2a93956e9619f162a72570f68346
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 13:56 UTC
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Citation Record
Entity: Meta Ads
Document: Meta Advertising Policies
Record ID: CA-P-053195
Captured: 2026-05-10 13:56:04 UTC
SHA-256: c88923566fd4048c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/meta-ads/meta-advertising-policies/provision/CA-P-053195/alcohol-ads-must-comply-with-local-laws-and-age-targeting/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
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What does Meta Ads's Alcohol Ads Must Comply With Local Laws and Age Targeting clause do?

The clause states: “Ads that promote or reference alcohol must comply with all applicable local laws, required or established industry codes, guidelines, licenses and approvals, and include age and country targeting criteria...”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 147 platforms. See the full comparison.

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