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    <description>Practical guides to pre-launch creative review.</description>
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      <title>Ad account restricted or disabled: recovery guide (Meta, Google, TikTok)</title>
      <link>https://spear.systems/articles/ad-account-restricted-recovery</link>
      <guid>https://spear.systems/articles/ad-account-restricted-recovery</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Your ad account was restricted, disabled, or suspended. Enforcement runs ad → account → ban on every platform. Per-platform recovery paths plus the prevention discipline that keeps you out.</description>
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      <title>What a DORU-1 creative review checks before your ad launches</title>
      <link>https://spear.systems/articles/doru1-checks</link>
      <guid>https://spear.systems/articles/doru1-checks</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>DORU-1 reviews image and video ads for attention and message signals plus advisory policy findings, then suggests edits. What the report contains, how long it takes, and what it does not promise.</description>
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      <title>DORU-1 vs manual pre-launch review: which catches what</title>
      <link>https://spear.systems/articles/doru1-vs-manual-review</link>
      <guid>https://spear.systems/articles/doru1-vs-manual-review</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>An honest comparison of automated creative review (DORU-1) against a manual pre-flight checklist for catching ad rejections before launch. Scope, limits, and when to use both.</description>
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      <title>Facebook ad account disabled: recovery steps that work</title>
      <link>https://spear.systems/articles/facebook-ad-account-disabled-recover</link>
      <guid>https://spear.systems/articles/facebook-ad-account-disabled-recover</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Your Meta ad account was disabled or restricted. The three enforcement levels, the Business Support Home recovery path, deadlines that matter, and what to do when appeal fails.</description>
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      <title>Google ad disapproved: fix, appeal, and the statuses that confuse</title>
      <link>https://spear.systems/articles/google-ad-disapproved-fix-appeal</link>
      <guid>https://spear.systems/articles/google-ad-disapproved-fix-appeal</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Your Google ad was disapproved, limited, or marked under review. What each status means, the fix-first appeal order, and the limits that punish sloppy appeals.</description>
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      <title>Google Ads account suspended: fix and appeal without burning rounds</title>
      <link>https://spear.systems/articles/google-ads-account-suspended</link>
      <guid>https://spear.systems/articles/google-ads-account-suspended</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Your Google Ads account or ads were disapproved or suspended. The Policy Manager appeal flow, the 3-appeal limit and 24-hour rule, and the fix-first order that preserves your rounds.</description>
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      <title>Google Ads landing page policy: destination requirements that disapprove ads</title>
      <link>https://spear.systems/articles/google-ads-landing-page-policy</link>
      <guid>https://spear.systems/articles/google-ads-landing-page-policy</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Google disapproves ads for the destination page, not just the creative. What the landing page must satisfy, the mismatch patterns that fail review, and the alignment pass.</description>
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      <title>Google 'Limited ad serving': what it means and how to recover (2026)</title>
      <link>https://spear.systems/articles/google-ads-limited-ad-serving</link>
      <guid>https://spear.systems/articles/google-ads-limited-ad-serving</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>'Limited by policy' is not a disapproval — it's reduced serving driven by policy history and account reputation. What changed in the 2026 expansions and the recovery path.</description>
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      <title>Google appeal denied: what to do after 3 failed appeals</title>
      <link>https://spear.systems/articles/google-appeal-denied-next</link>
      <guid>https://spear.systems/articles/google-appeal-denied-next</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Burned your 3 appeals or hit the 6-month cutoff. The support escalation path, the rebuild-vs-appeal decision, and how to stop the next violation before it starts.</description>
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      <title>Health ads and 18+ targeting: Meta's age gate</title>
      <link>https://spear.systems/articles/health-ads-age-targeting</link>
      <guid>https://spear.systems/articles/health-ads-age-targeting</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Meta requires weight-loss, cosmetic-procedure, and supplement ads to target 18+. Which categories the gate covers, what is exempt, and how to set it.</description>
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      <title>Why health and wellness ads get rejected (Meta + Google)</title>
      <link>https://spear.systems/articles/health-ads-rejected</link>
      <guid>https://spear.systems/articles/health-ads-rejected</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Health ads fail review at the intersection of three policies: personal attributes, misleading claims, and health-specific rules. The four rejection triggers and the fix path for each.</description>
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      <title>Before-and-after imagery rules for health ads (Meta)</title>
      <link>https://spear.systems/articles/health-before-after-imagery-rules</link>
      <guid>https://spear.systems/articles/health-before-after-imagery-rules</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Which transformation images Meta allows and which get health ads rejected: fat-pinch close-ups, inferiority language, wearable-only claims, and what compliant impact depictions require.</description>
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      <title>Outcome claims that get health ads rejected (and compliant framing)</title>
      <link>https://spear.systems/articles/health-outcome-claims-framing</link>
      <guid>https://spear.systems/articles/health-outcome-claims-framing</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Cure claims, timeframe promises, and clickbait outcome language trigger Meta and Google rejections. What each platform forbids and how to frame results honestly.</description>
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      <title>Clean ad, rejected anyway? Check the landing page</title>
      <link>https://spear.systems/articles/landing-page-mismatch-rejections</link>
      <guid>https://spear.systems/articles/landing-page-mismatch-rejections</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Meta rejects ads whose landing pages are broken, mismatched, or noncompliant. What reviewers check on the destination page and how to align it with the ad.</description>
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      <title>Meta ad rejected for personal attributes: what it means and what to do</title>
      <link>https://spear.systems/articles/meta-ad-rejected-personal-attributes</link>
      <guid>https://spear.systems/articles/meta-ad-rejected-personal-attributes</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Your Meta ad was rejected for personal attributes. What the policy actually forbids, the fastest path to a live ad (fix or appeal), and the rewrite rules that prevent repeat rejections.</description>
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      <title>Personal attributes rewrite guide: fix rejected Meta ad copy</title>
      <link>https://spear.systems/articles/personal-attributes-rewrite-guide</link>
      <guid>https://spear.systems/articles/personal-attributes-rewrite-guide</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Before/after rewrite pairs for Meta's personal attributes policy. Shift second-person attribution to benefit framing without losing the message.</description>
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      <title>Rejected Meta ad: appeal or fix and republish?</title>
      <link>https://spear.systems/articles/rejected-ad-appeal-or-fix</link>
      <guid>https://spear.systems/articles/rejected-ad-appeal-or-fix</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>When to request review on a rejected Meta ad and when to rewrite and resubmit. The decision rule, both paths step by step, and the repeat-submission trap.</description>
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      <title>Supplement and ingestible ad positioning (Meta + Google)</title>
      <link>https://spear.systems/articles/supplement-ad-positioning</link>
      <guid>https://spear.systems/articles/supplement-ad-positioning</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Supplements draw extra scrutiny when copy implies diagnosis, treatment, or prevention. How to position ingestibles without triggering health-claim rejections.</description>
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      <title>TikTok ad account suspended: causes, fixes, and the support reality</title>
      <link>https://spear.systems/articles/tiktok-ad-account-suspended</link>
      <guid>https://spear.systems/articles/tiktok-ad-account-suspended</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Your TikTok ad or account was rejected or suspended. The Disapproved-label flow, landing-page requirements that decide most cases, and honest notes on support responsiveness.</description>
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