Facebook Adverts #BlogMondays #frustrated #RANT
For the release of my latest novel (Shift Work), I placed the following advert on FB. It ran with great success, and to my knowledge, was never reported. The stock image is a fairly popular one (purchased from Shutterstock), and I've seen it on a few other sponsored ads on FB. Then, to my dismay, I tried to run another ad with the same photo (text slightly changed to take out an annoying comma). It got denied. Twice. According to Facebook: [My] ad wasn't approved because it violates Facebook's Ad Guidelines by featuring an image containing excessive amounts of skin or suggestive content. Facebook does not allow images that depict people in explicit or suggestive positions, or images that show nudity or cleavage--even if portrayed for artistic or educational reasons. If you've reviewed the Help Center and think your ad should have been approved, please get in touch Huh. So, being the diligent person I am, I clicked on the "...