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Are you heart-broken for your Facebook ads which get a block from Facebook? Don’t you know why has it happened to you? If so, this article is for you. In this article, you will able to learn why Facebook blocked you from advertising.

If you violate Facebook policies, you are blocked from advertising. The policies are given below:

1. Community Standards

Ads must not violate our Community Standards. Ads on Instagram must not violate the Instagram Community Guidelines.

2. Illegal Products or Services

Ads must not constitute, facilitate, or promote illegal products, services or activities. Ads targeted to minors must not promote products, services, or content that are inappropriate, illegal, or unsafe, or that exploit, mislead or exert undue pressure on the age groups targeted.

3. Discriminatory Practices

Ads must not discriminate or encourage discrimination against people based on personal attributes such as race, ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family status, and disability, medical or genetic condition.

4. Tobacco Products

Ads must not promote the sale or use of tobacco products and related paraphernalia.

5. Drugs & Drug-Related Products

Ads must not promote the sale or use of illegal, prescription, or recreational drugs.

6. Unsafe Supplements

Ads must not promote the sale or use of unsafe supplements, as determined by Facebook in its sole discretion.

7. Weapons, Ammunition, or Explosives

Ads must not promote the sale or use of weapons, ammunition, or explosives.

8. Adult Products or Services

Ads must not promote the sale or use of adult products or services, except for ads for family planning and contraception. Ads for contraceptives must focus on the contraceptive features of the product, and not on sexual pleasure or sexual enhancement, and must be targeted to people 18 years or older.

9. Adult Content

Ads must not contain adult content. This includes nudity, depictions of people in explicit or suggestive positions, or activities that are overly suggestive or sexually provocative.

10. Third-Party Infringement

Ads must not contain content that infringes upon or violates the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other personal or proprietary rights. To report content that you feel may infringe upon or violate your rights, please check these details.

11. Sensational Content

Ads must not contain shocking, sensational, disrespectful or excessively violent content.

12. Personal Attributes

Ads must not contain content that asserts or implies personal attributes. This includes direct or indirect assertions or implications about a person’s race, ethnic origin, religion, beliefs, age, sexual orientation or practices, gender identity, disability, medical condition (including physical or mental health), financial status, membership in a trade union, criminal record, or name.

13. Misleading or False Content

Ads must not contain deceptive, false, or misleading content, including deceptive claims, offers, or business practices.

14. Controversial Content

Ads must not contain content that exploits controversial political or social issues for commercial purposes.

15. Non-Functional Landing Page

Ads must not direct people to non-functional landing pages. This includes landing page content that interferes with a person’s ability to navigate away from the page.

16. Surveillance Equipment

Ads may not promote the sale of spy cams, mobile phone trackers or other hidden surveillance equipment.

17. Grammar & Profanity

Ads must not contain profanity or bad grammar and punctuation. Symbols, numbers, and letters must be used properly.

18. Nonexistent Functionality

Ads must not contain images that portray nonexistent functionality.
Facilitate or encourage unauthorised access to digital media. (Source: Facebook)

For violating these policies which are restricted by Facebook, you are blocked from advertising and your Facebook ads also blocked.