Things you can’t advertise on Google, MSN, Yahoo!
Recently, we’ve encountered a few new business projects where we’ve had to consult the “unacceptable content” for advertising on Google, MSN, and Yahoo! advertising tools. Thought we’d share the list with you as it is rather entertaining, and if you’re ever curious or need a quick reference here is the list from the big 3 – all in one place. Amazingly enough, there are slight differences. As expected from MSN, there are a lot of “if this, then” and “you can’t, except when.” Always so complicated.
One has to believe that these lists were created because someone at one time or another actually was advertising these things. Keep this in mind as you peruse these lists. If you don’t chuckle once or twice, there is something wrong with you.
Unacceptable Content – Things you CANNOT advertise on Google, MSN, and Yahoo!:
Google’s List of Unacceptable Content:
- Academic Aids (aka cheating or test takers)
- Aids to Pass Drug Tests
- Alcohol
- Anabolic Steroids
- ‘Anti’ and Violence
- Bulk Marketing
- Copyright
- Counterfeit Designer Goods
- Data Entry Affiliates
- Dialers
- Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
- e-Gold
- Endangered Species
- Fake Documents
- Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Devices
- Gambling
- Hacking and Cracking
- Inflating Ad Clicks or Impressions
- Miracle Cures
- Mobile Content Services
- Political Advertising
- Prescription Drugs and Related Content
- Prostitution (clever, very clever)
- Scams/Phishing for Personal Information
- Sexual & Adult Content
- Solicitation of Funds
- Template Sites for Ad Networks
- Tobacco and Cigarettes
- Traffic Devices
- Weapons
MSN’s List of Unacceptable Content:
- Adult/Sexual Content
- Alcohol
- Cable Descramblers
- Defamatory, Libelous, or Slanderous Content
- Drug Testing
- Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
- Fake Documents
- Firearms
- Fireworks
- Free Offers and Sweepstakes
- Gambling Content
- Hate Speech
- Illegal Activity
- Illegal Contests, Pyramid Schemes, and Chain Letters
- Non-accredited Universities
- Pharmacies and Medical/Pharmaceutical Products
- Political Content
- Privacy Statement
- Profanity
- Religious Content
- Software
- Spam
- Suffering and Violence
- Tobacco
- Traffic Tickets
- Trademarks
- Webcams/Surveillance Equipment
Yahoo! Search Marketing List:
- Alcohol
- Beating Drug Tests
- Bypassing Copyright Protection
- Cable Descramblers
- Counterfeit Products
- Data Collection
- Defamatory, Libelous, Threatening
- Drugs
- Fake IDs
- Online Gambling
- Pharmaceutical Products
- Prostitution
- Suffering and Violence
- Tobacco
- Traffic Tickets
- Weapons
- Areas of Questionable Legality
For details on all of these lists visit:
Google
MSN
Yahoo!
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