The Microsoft Audience Network Now Prohibits Gambling, Lawsuit, Health Supplement And End-of-life Ads

Microsoft Audience Network’s policies have been updated and no longer allow for advertising lawsuits, end-of-life products and services, health supplements and vitamins and gambling, the company announced Friday.

Here is the list of categories that are no longer allowed on the Microsoft Audience Network as well as on native advertising served on Microsoft-owned and operated properties, like MSN and Outlook:

• Lawsuit advertising and invitations to participate in a lawsuit.
• End-of-life products and services, including but not limited to cremation services, funeral flowers, urns, coffins and obituaries.
• Health supplements and vitamins (however enforcement for supplement and vitamin ads that are currently running on the network will not begin until January).
• Gambling (which is already prohibited on the Microsoft Audience Network but will now also be prohibited on native advertising served on Microsoft-owned and operated properties).