What Creative Gets Banned?
/All ad platforms have restrictions for the kinds of content that can be used in an ad. If you aren’t sure whether your ads are safe, reference the list below. Simply put: failure to comply with these set specifications will result in your creative material being denied by ad platforms.
YouTube TrueView
No swearing
No guns
No drugs (includes alcohol and cigarettes)
No nudity or sexually explicit content
No violence
Facebook/Instagram
Less than 20% text on the creatives
No guns
No drugs (includes alcohol and cigarettes)
No swearing
No nudity
No violence
Snapchat
No on-screen CTAs
No swearing
No guns
No drugs
No nudity
No violence
No letter-boxing on majority of creative No YouTube, Facebook, IG or Twitter URLs
No swearing
No guns
No drugs (Includes alcohol and cigarettes)
No nudity
No violence
Spotify
No swearing
No guns
No drugs (Includes alcohol and cigarettes)
No nudity or explicit adult content
No violence