Google to ban Cryptocurrency Ad’sÂ
Google will ban any and all cryptocurrency- or initial coin offering (ICO)-related ads starting in June, the company Has announced in an update to its Advertising Policies document.Â
According to the document, ads related to “cryptocurrencies and related content (including but not limited to initial coin offerings, cryptocurrency exchanges, cryptocurrency wallets, and cryptocurrency trading advice)” will no longer be allowed on Google’s AdWords platform. Â
For context, Google has lumped in the announcement together with the ban of ads for binary options, forex and financial spread betting.Â
Google said it would also ban ads for some other risky financial products, like binary options, which offer investors all-or-nothing returns.
Sanjeev Seenath II