Facebook Asks Developers Not To Use Google AdSense

Facebook has sent emails to application developers telling them that some form of enforcement action will hit anyone who works an unapproved ad provider. Translation: Please don't work with AdSense right now.

Facebook has sent emails to application developers telling them that some form of enforcement action will hit anyone who works an unapproved ad provider. Translation: Please don’t work with AdSense right now.

That’s the way the community has been interpreting the email, according to four pages of developer forum posts discussing the situation with AdSense.

Facebook spokespeople have told us that the site doesn’t have an official ban on Google AdSense, but simply doesn’t want developers to work with that ad provider until it gets into compliance with the social network’s rules on data usage.

The email sent out earlier this week went to developers who have worked with AdSense, saying:

Please make sure you are using one of the acceptable ad providers as soon as possible or you will be subject to enforcement in the coming week.

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