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What triggers it

Commercial content that promotes or sells cigarettes, e-cigarettes, marijuana, firearms or weapons, or prescription-only medicines, or that shows excessive drinking, drunk people, drinking with risky activities, or minors in unsafe situations.

What Pinterest says

“People under the influence of alcohol, or associate drinking with activities that are risky (such as driving and operating heavy machinery)”
Pinterest, Commercial and Branded Content Guidelines
Official source: policy.pinterest.com/en/commercial-and-branded-content-guidelines

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How to fix it

Remove the restricted product or scene from the commercial Pin.

Good to know

Only applies when the Pin promotes goods or services (including your own business).

Can FYProof spot it?

A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown, what's said and the caption. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.

  • Video: looked at for this rule
  • Speech: looked at for this rule
  • On-screen text: not for this rule
  • Caption: looked at for this rule
  • Hashtags: not for this rule

Platforms change their rules often. This page sums up what Pinterest publishes; it isn't legal advice.

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