Reports of sexually explicit ads appearing on youtube have gone up significantly, with users getting increasingly concerned about the platform's content moderation efforts As the year 2008 is coming to an end, i figured it'd be interesting to compile a cluster of a recurring theme in advertising that has been on the rise Sexvertising, nudevertising, and pushing the envelope to new limits when it comes to exploiting sex and skin in ads It's not only the fashion and alcoholic beverage ad campaigns that are getting more racy, even though they remain the. Advertisers can't run ads that contain adult nudity and sexual activity, such as nudity and depictions of people in explicit or sexually suggestive positions, or activities that are sexually suggestive. Ads must comply with the community standard on adult sexual solicitation and sexually explicit language ads must not contain content that facilitates sexual encounters, commercial sexual services between adults, or content asking for or offering pornographic content
In addition, we also restrict the use of sexually explicit language. Ads should respect user preferences and comply with legal regulations, so we don't allow certain kinds of sexual content in ads and destinations Some kinds of sexual content in ads and destinations are allowed only if they comply with the policies below and don't target minors, but they will only show in limited scenarios based on user search queries, user age, and local laws where the ad is. A pps backed by bytedance and tencent have been running hundreds of ads on facebook and instagram containing sexually explicit content, descriptions of graphic violence and content promoting acts.
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