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Prohibition on Hate Speech and Discriminatory Ad Content

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Advertisers are prohibited from running content that targets any of the listed protected characteristics through demeaning, defamatory, or discriminatory or violent messaging.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated; additional protected characteristics may exist in the full clause but are not quoted. The canonical claim and derived fields reflect only the characteristics present in the excerpt.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Ad content on Snapchat Ads that demeans, defames, or promotes discrimination or violence based on any of the listed protected characteristics is prohibited.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

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...

Afterpay Medium

Political content, including for dissemination in electoral campaigns.

Runway Medium

Gore, such as dismemberment, beheadings, mutilations, and exposed organs/bones/muscle

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Hate speech is content that demeans, defames, or promotes discrimination or violence on the basis of race, color, caste, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability...

— Excerpt from Snapchat Ads's Snapchat Advertising Policies

Provision details

Document information
Document
Snapchat Advertising Policies
Entity
Snapchat Ads
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-067381
Document ID
CA-D-00878
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
031c79ac9fe162d4d0b91c924d50f73defae47ace68173dfad643727a6c1d1a3
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 13:19 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Snapchat Ads
Document: Snapchat Advertising Policies
Record ID: CA-P-067381
Captured: 2026-05-20 13:19:45 UTC
SHA-256: 031c79ac9fe162d4…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/snapchat-ads/snapchat-advertising-policies/provision/CA-P-067381/prohibition-on-hate-speech-and-discriminatory-ad-content/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Snapchat Ads's Prohibition on Hate Speech and Discriminatory Ad Content clause do?

Advertisers are prohibited from running content that targets any of the listed protected characteristics through demeaning, defamatory, or discriminatory or violent messaging.

How does this clause affect you?

Ad content on Snapchat Ads that demeans, defames, or promotes discrimination or violence based on any of the listed protected characteristics is prohibited.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 246 platforms. See the full comparison.

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