The policy places full responsibility on advertisers for ensuring their ads comply with all applicable laws and regulations in every market where their campaigns run, including requirements for honesty and safety.
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This provision requires advertisers to independently verify legal compliance across every jurisdiction where their ads are served, without X providing jurisdiction-specific legal clearance or guidance. The operational implication is that advertisers running multi-market campaigns bear the compliance burden for all applicable national, regional, and local advertising regulations.
This provision establishes that X does not assume legal responsibility for advertiser content; under this clause, advertisers who violate applicable laws in any market remain solely liable for those violations regardless of whether X approved the ad.
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"Advertisers on X are responsible for their X Ads. This means following all applicable laws and regulations, creating honest ads, and advertising safely and respectfully.Excerpt from X's Ads Policies
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision implicates the FTC Act's prohibition on deceptive advertising in the U.S., the EU's Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, and country-specific advertising standards bodies such as the ASA in the UK and …
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This provision requires advertisers to independently verify legal compliance across every jurisdiction where their ads are served, without X providing jurisdiction-specific legal clearance or guidance. The operational implication is that advertisers running multi-market campaigns bear the compliance burden for all applicable national, regional, and local advertising regulations.
This provision establishes that X does not assume legal responsibility for advertiser content; under this clause, advertisers who violate applicable laws in any market remain solely liable for those violations regardless of whether X approved the ad.
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