There are three types of sensitive categories: Standard, Restricted, and Under development.
- Standard sensitive categories are allowed by default.
- Restricted sensitive categories are blocked by default.
- Sensitive categories under development are still being refined and are allowed by default. While likely to be less effective initially, they should improve over time.
Standard sensitive categories
The following categories are supported for ads in 17 languages (Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnamese), except where noted otherwise.
To prevent ads from any of these categories from appearing in your app, visit the "Sensitive categories" page in your AdMob account and click the Block button corresponding to the category you wish to block.
Includes zodiac, horoscopes, love spells, potions, and psychic-related ads. (This category is specific to English and Portuguese).
Includes lifts, suctions, lasers, hair removal and restoration, tattoos, and body modification.
Includes consumer lending and loans. (This category is specific to Japanese and Korean.)
Includes dating services and online dating communities. Also includes chat sites and apps for meeting new people in general.
Software for download which is designed to enhance the functionality of an operating system or device, whether desktop or mobile. Typical examples include anti-virus software, file converters, driver updaters, system cleaners, download managers, disk defragmenters, codecs, browser toolbars, ringtones, screensavers, wallpapers, and so on.
Includes pharmaceuticals, vitamins, supplements, and related retailers.
Includes religious ads and ads advocating for or against religious views; does not include astrology or non-denominational spirituality.
Includes sexual function, fertility, and birth control ads, as well as ads for products, services, and information related to STDs and abortion including clinics and medication; does not include normal pregnancy resources.
Ad images where any part of the adult human body from the sternum to the mid-thigh is not clothed, or the body is clothed in underwear, lingerie, or other see-through clothes or non-clothing items such as a towel or bed sheet.
Includes simulated gambling games (including, without limitation, poker, slots, bingo, lotteries, sports betting, betting on races, as well as other card games and casino games) where there is no opportunity to win anything of value (such as money or prizes).
Includes video games, online games and downloadable games; does not include video game consoles.
Includes weight loss, dieting, and related products and programs; doesn't include healthy eating or general fitness ads.
Restricted sensitive categories
Restricted sensitive categories are blocked by default. Ads in this category were previously categorized as non-family safe and were not allowed on pages managed by AdSense. If you don't mind ads from these categories showing on your pages, click the Allow button corresponding to the category you want to allow.
Gambling & Betting (18+)
Alcohol
Includes online sale of alcoholic beverages and brand or informational advertising for alcoholic beverages. Some countries have restrictions on the types of alcohol-related ads that are allowed and will only show permitted ad types. A full list of these restrictions can be found in the Google Ads Alcohol policy. For more information about YouTube's policy on alcohol advertising, see the YouTube Alcohol advertising policy.
We strongly recommend that publishers do not opt-in to receiving alcohol ads if their primary app audience is intended for individuals under 18 years of age or if the site contains content where an association with alcohol would be inappropriate (for example, a site about recovering from addiction or pregnancy websites). Additionally, please see the following for country-specific restrictions on alcohol advertising:
AdMob Developers | Only AdMob Developers in Alcohol promotion allowed countries can opt in to receiving alcohol ads. A full list of allowed countries can be found here. |
YouTube Partners | Only YouTube partners in countries where alcohol advertising is allowed can opt-in to receiving YouTube alcohol ads. Please see the YouTube Alcohol advertising policy for more information. |
Our system classifies ads automatically and we don't rely on advertiser-provided categorization. Our technology will make its best attempt to filter ads from the categories above; however, we don't guarantee that it will block every related ad. If you see that an undesired ad has been displayed, please block that ad by URL or by advertiser using the Ad review center.