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Google has published a list of nine more policies which will fall within the scope of its 3-strikes system on repeated ad violations.
The policies are:
- Compensated sexual acts
- Mail-order brides
- Clickbait
- Misleading ad design
- Bail bond services
- Call Directories, forwarding services
- Credit repair services
- Binary options
- Personal loans
They come into effect on 21 June, with a gradual ramp-up over 3 months.
The 3-strikes system
Google first announced the 3-strikes system for repeated ad violations in June 2021, and launched a pilot in September. At the time, Google said the plan was to expand the scope of the system in a phased way to include more policies.
Under the pilot, warnings and strikes were issued for violations in three areas:
These types of ads have been prohibited for a long time, but the system of increasing penalties for repeated violations was new.
How it works
Under the 3-strikes system penalties are increased for each repeated violation, starting with a warning and ending with an account suspension on the third strike.
Advertisers are notified of a warning or strike by email. On the first or second strike you have to correct the violation and send an acknowledgement to Google that this has been done in order to serve ads again. You can also appeal an enforcement decision.
Google says your account will continue to remain on hold until you take action to either acknowledge or appeal the strike.
Strikes expire after 90 days and Google says the account is considered in good standing if there are no additional violations.
Google provides more detail on the 3-strikes enforcement policy on its Help page.
