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Advertising Accounts Must Be Associated With Legitimate Business

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Advertising accounts must be associated with a legitimate business or individual. If we detect signals of possible misrepresentation, suspicious activity, or inauthentic behavior in your ad content, you may be required to complete a verification process.

Excerpt from Meta Ads's Meta Advertising Policies

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Provision details

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-053256
Document ID
CA-D-00671
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
c88923566fd4048c3ac98ebc0cc4a7f40e7e2a93956e9619f162a72570f68346
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 13:56 UTC
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Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Meta Ads
Document: Meta Advertising Policies
Record ID: CA-P-053256
Captured: 2026-05-10 13:56:04 UTC
SHA-256: c88923566fd4048c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/meta-ads/meta-advertising-policies/provision/CA-P-053256/advertising-accounts-must-be-associated-with-legitimate-business/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
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What does Meta Ads's Advertising Accounts Must Be Associated With Legitimate Business clause do?

The clause states: “Advertising accounts must be associated with a legitimate business or individual. If we detect signals of possible misrepresentation, suspicious activity, or inauthentic behavior in your ad content, you may be required to complete a verification process.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 264 platforms. See the full comparison.

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