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The Google Ads policy on alcohol will change on around 23 April, 2013. Google will continue to accept advertising for alcoholic drinks, including wine, beer and spirits. With the upcoming policy change, certain geographic restrictions will be implemented based upon whether the ad promotes an alcoholic drink or promotes the online sale of alcohol.
Countries where we will allow brand or informational advertising for alcoholic drinks|
Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Bolivia Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Estonia France Germany |
Ghana Greece Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kenya Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Panama Paraguay |
Peru The Philippines Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Senegal Singapore Slovakia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Venezuela |
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Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Cambodia Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Ecuador Estonia France Germany |
Ghana Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kenya Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria |
Panama Peru The Philippines Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Senegal Singapore Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay |
After the new policy goes into effect, the policy description will be updated to reflect this change.
(Posted on 25 March)