Sexual content

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Ads should respect user preferences and comply with legal regulations. We restrict certain kinds of sexual content in ads and destinations, which will only show in limited scenarios based on user search queries, user age and local laws where the ad is being served. Ads must not target minors.

Learn about what happens if you violate our policies.


Strongly restricted categories

Ads that feature or promote the following types of sexual content are strongly restricted. They will only serve based on the following conditions:

  • The user’s age, the local laws where the ad is being served and the user’s SafeSearch settings.
  • The user’s sexual content search queries.

Nudity

Not allowed People or representations of people that display exposed intimate body parts, including representations that are blurred or censored

Examples: Visible genitalia, female breasts, or buttocks

Sexual encounter dating

Not allowed Dating explicitly motivated by sexual encounters

Examples: Hook-up or fling dating, swinger dating sites


Moderately restricted categories

Ads that feature or promote the following types of sexual content categories are moderately restricted. They will only serve based on the following conditions:

  • The user’s age, the local laws where the ad is being served and the user’s SafeSearch settings.

Partial nudity

Not allowed People or representations of people that display partially exposed intimate body parts.

Examples: Lower or outer curve of the female breast exposed, majority of buttocks exposed.

Sexualised theme dating

Not allowed Dating explicitly motivated in terms of sexual themes.

Examples: Affair dating, sexual fetish dating.

Sexual merchandise

Not allowed Sale of merchandise that is intended to enhance sexual activity.

Examples: Sex toys, lubricants, aphrodisiacs, sexual enhancers, sexual fetish lingerie.

Sexual entertainment

Not allowed Online or offline sexually suggestive entertainment.

Examples: Strip clubs, adult movie festivals, sexually suggestive live streaming or live chat, sexually suggestive role-playing games.

Mature cosmetic procedures

Not allowed Cosmetic services and plastic surgery focused on intimate body parts.

Examples: Female breast augmentation, penis enlargement surgery, vaginal laser rejuvenation, buttock implants, pubic hair grooming.

Sexually suggestive elements and themes

Not allowed Text, images, audio or video that can be interpreted as suggesting sexual intent or being sexually evocative. Content containing sexually suggestive poses or postures.

Examples: Lewd or sexual language, images featuring legs spread open, touching covered intimate body parts, mimicking sexual positions or movements, dating for general audiences that includes more sexually suggestive imagery.


Country restrictions

Not allowed Countries where all sexual content will not serve: Not allowed Countries where strongly restricted content will not serve:
Algeria
Bahrain
Djibouti
Egypt
India
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
China
Germany
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Malaysia
Peru
Philippines
Russia
Singapore
South Korea
Taiwan
Thailand
Ukraine
Vietnam

In addition to the requirements above, your ads must comply with local laws in the regions your campaigns target.

Effect of the policy

If your ad meets the requirements above and is eligible, here are details of how it can run.

Ad platform
red cross (x) Sexual content ads cannot run:

AdMob
Google Ad Manager
YouTube

Allowed with restrictions Sexual content ads can run:
Google Ads
Ad network

red cross (x) Sexual content ads cannot run:

Display Network
Google Ad Manager Network

Allowed with restrictions Sexual content ads can run:

Google Search Network

Ad formats

red cross (x) Sexual content ads cannot run, though acceptable ad formats can vary depending on factors such as the platform that you're using, the status of your ad and whether a publisher or partner has opted to show such ads:

App ads and App assets
Consumer ratings annotations
Dynamic display ads
Gmail ads
Image ads
Reservation display ads
Responsive ads
TrueView video ads

Need help?

If you have questions about our policies, let us know: Contact Google Ads Support

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