ad ban

Commercial speech restriction

An ad ban is an official prohibition on advertising certain products or services.

Governments impose ad bans on things deemed harmful or inappropriate for public promotion—tobacco, alcohol, gambling, prescription drugs: The country implemented a complete ad ban on cigarette advertising.

Platforms may also institute ad bans: Facebook announced an ad ban on cryptocurrency.

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Commercial time purchase

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