I'd call this censosrship, especially with the other sites Google Adwords WILL allow on Adwords supportive or Neutral of Bush. The website is trying to run ads to promote traffic with a campaign they want to initiate and are not being allowed to. I'd call that censorship.
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----- Original Message -----
From: <adwords-support@google.com>
To: <info@chickenhawkcards.com>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 11:50 AM
Subject: Your Google AdWords Approval Status
Hello Jerry,
Thank you for advertising with Google AdWords. After reviewing your
account, I have found that one or more of your ads or keywords does not
meet our guidelines. The results are outlined in the report below.
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Campaign: 'DECK OF BUSH,' Ad Group: 'Political Playing Cards'
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AD TEXT:
Political Playing Cards
The Deck of Bush - 54 Reasons
NOT to re-elect George W. Bush
www.deckofbush.com
Action taken: Suspended - Pending Revision
Issue(s): Unacceptable Content
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AD TEXT:
Deck of Bush
www.deckofbush.com
Action taken: Suspended - Pending Revision
Issue(s): Unacceptable Content
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SUGGESTIONS:
-> Content: At this time, Google policy does not permit the
advertisement of websites that contain "language that advocates against
an individual, group, or organization", "language that advocates
against an individual, group, or organization". As noted in our
advertising terms and conditions, we reserve the right to exercise
editorial discretion when it comes to the advertising we accept on our
site.
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Please read below for definitions of the issues I found:
Unacceptable Content: Google believes strongly in freedom of expression
and therefore offers broad access to content across the web without
censoring search results. Please note that the decisions we make
concerning advertising in no way affect the search results we deliver.
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If a keyword has been disapproved, your ad(s) will no longer be
displayed for searches on this keyword.
If an ad has been suspended, please edit it based on our suggestions,
and then save your changes to automatically resubmit the ad for review.
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