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Products you can never promote

The short version

Some categories are banned from branded content entirely, including vapes, weapons, MLMs and payday loans.

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What it means for you

The prohibited list: anything that breaks the Community Standards. Illegal products or services. Tobacco, vapes, e-cigarettes or anything simulating smoking. Drugs and drug-related products. Unsafe supplements like anabolic steroids, chitosan, comfrey, DHEA, ephedra and HGH. Weapons, ammunition and explosives, including BB and paintball guns, pepper spray, tasers and fireworks. Adult products, except family planning and contraception. Payday loans, paycheck advances and bail bonds. Multilevel marketing. ICOs, binary options and CFD trading. Exploiting political or social issues or crises for commercial gain. State lotteries.

✓ Do

  • Check this list before you sign anything.

✕ Don't

  • Take vape, MLM or 'get rich' trading deals, whatever they pay.

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