"Ad Not Approved"- Such a message from Facebook is good enough to end the entire hard work of a fascinating Facebook ad creator and advertiser, in just a second.
No matter how rigorously you have been through and how hard you have worked to create an eye-popping and appealing ad for your brand on Facebook. Once Facebook finds it inappropriate, it gets deleted just by showing you a notification- your ads don't follow Facebook advertising policies.
Regrettably, if you have already faced such issues, then it's the time you have to go an extra mile to get it corrected from the basics.
Let's read this article to figure out the latest Facebook ad policies, announced by themselves in the year 2020.
Note - Make sure while reading the article, you have a pen and paper near you so that you can jot down the mistakes in your past ads. And hence, can avoid such mistakes in the future also.
So let's start the journey!
Check out whether you haven't promoted following prohibited products or services on Facebook.
Facebook wants to give a clean and healthy environment to its users. The authorities here want it to be a platform where the entire family can connect with each other.
Hence it doesn't allow any product or services which can harm their sentiments.
List of such services or products are:
Age-restricted contents or drugs- Facebook never allows its users to promote adult content or any media which promotes drugs, alcohol, or any toxic products.
Weapons or explosives- Until and unless you are the legal seller of weapons and ammunition, Facebook will not allow the marketer to advertise such things which are harmful to humankind.
Risky Supplements- According to Facebook ad policies, the advertisers can't sell any supplements, which can risk human health. It includes things like growth hormones, chitosan, ephedra, ephedra, and a lot more.
Monitoring tools- Facebook denies to trade out any products, which are related to spying or monitoring somebody. The products which came under this rule are computer monitoring system, geo-tracking device, spy camps, and a lot more.
Pyramid Selling Scheme- While promoting your business on Facebook, don't forget to give detailed information about it. It is because once it feels that you are spamming, then your post gets penalized. Hence avoid such ads, which comes under pyramid schemes such as offering quick ways to grow money, double your money, and a lot more.
Violence promotion- This platform totally discourages any violence related photos, pictures, or videos.
So these are some of the products or services, which are totally banned in the world of Facebook. Some more things you can take care of are cryptocurrency trading, Payday loans, pharmaceuticals, and a lot more.
Hence be careful, while posting content and cross-check it twice before posing.
Check aren't you violating Facebook's community guidelines
So, if your ads are getting banned, then you have to check, these guidelines:
If your ads are creating hatred against any community, religion, or troop of people, then it will get deleted quickly. This is because, Facebook is a platform that doesn't believe in spreading hate, violence or any content that includes murder, robbery, or any wild action.
Media, which encourages self hurting, suicide, or any sexual harassment, content is usually banned by Facebook.
Ads, which contain any personal information, or video clips without his/her approval, get banned directly.
This social media site will not promote contents that are subjected to copyright issues.
Here you can't promote your ad if it contains anything that shows bullying, harassment, or any physical torture with humans as well as animals.
Facebook is a place, which can spin the wheels of your brand and take it to peak, provided you have followed its rules, regulations seriously.
So let's chalk out Facebook Ad Policies in your sticky notes and go through it, every time you started making an ad for you.
