My FB ads not getting approved when using custom audiences, whats wrong

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I use fb leadjacker to get fb user id's. I uploaded my custom audience for m 1st ad and it was approved, but i had to cancel the ad because i put the wrong info. When i tried to redo my ad and upload the user id's for my custom audience, my ad keeps getting NOT APPROVED and i get a msg that says I used vulgar language,sex, and mention users by name which my ad didnt. When i remove the custom audience and edit the ad, it gets approved, but when i go back and try to ad the custom audience, it gets Not Approved again. Is facebook not allowing the use of user id's for custom audiences? Any one else have this problem?
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  • Profile picture of the author DrewStevens
    Facebook is denying ANY ads that use a custom audience and will give the generic "can't target names, age, etc" excuse as the reason. Although you may not fall within those violations, they're still denying the ads because they have a new platform rolling out in a few days that will prevent what they consider spam posts (name, age, etc listings). So no, you can't use custom audience targeting w/facebook.
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    • Profile picture of the author digitaldopeman
      Originally Posted by DrewStevens View Post

      Facebook is denying ANY ads that use a custom audience and will give the generic "can't target names, age, etc" excuse as the reason. Although you may not fall within those violations, they're still denying the ads because they have a new platform rolling out in a few days that will prevent what they consider spam posts (name, age, etc listings). So no, you can't use custom audience targeting w/facebook.
      then whats the point of having custom audience? it allowed me to do an ad with custom audience last week.
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      • Profile picture of the author DrewStevens
        Well this isn't last week now is it?! Things change...adapt and evolve or don't.

        Originally Posted by digitaldopeman View Post

        then whats the point of having custom audience? it allowed me to do an ad with custom audience last week.
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        • Profile picture of the author digitaldopeman
          Originally Posted by DrewStevens View Post

          Well this isn't last week now is it?! Things change...adapt and evolve or don't.
          true..in the other thread u said u figured out a way to still use custom audiences,can u fill me in
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  • Profile picture of the author Nick Logan
    Hm...this is strange to me. I am using custom audience normally for all my niche sites. This must be something related to the ad copy I guess.
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  • Profile picture of the author doctorofpc
    Originally Posted by digitaldopeman View Post

    I use fb leadjacker to get fb user id's. I uploaded my custom audience for m 1st ad and it was approved, but i had to cancel the ad because i put the wrong info. When i tried to redo my ad and upload the user id's for my custom audience, my ad keeps getting NOT APPROVED and i get a msg that says I used vulgar language,sex, and mention users by name which my ad didnt. When i remove the custom audience and edit the ad, it gets approved, but when i go back and try to ad the custom audience, it gets Not Approved again. Is facebook not allowing the use of user id's for custom audiences? Any one else have this problem?
    Fb is changing the way it used to deal with Custom Audience's.
    I have been also using CA's with teespring and made loads of cash with it.
    My last campaign was running successfully where I sold 42 tshirt and made around $500 for myself.
    The campaign was going good but 5 days ago FB paused my ad and late that night restricted my account. However I had the campaign completed but the bad was my account as restricted.

    After much request I got my account up active again. (Feels very Lucky for that). So going to be much careful while using CA's hereafter.
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  • Profile picture of the author nettechindia
    I think the ad copy would may contain something violent so facebook is not allowing you to post it at custom audience.
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  • Profile picture of the author partyfavor
    From what I am reading here on the forums, it seems like ppl trying to use custom ads for off-site links (like the Teespring links etc) are getting the issues...

    anyone else using the CA's for their own pages or posts are OK...

    Not sure what Facebook is up to... but it looks like they are messing around again. what a love hate relationship with them.
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    • Profile picture of the author digitaldopeman
      Originally Posted by partyfavor View Post

      From what I am reading here on the forums, it seems like ppl trying to use custom ads for off-site links (like the Teespring links etc) are getting the issues...

      anyone else using the CA's for their own pages or posts are OK...

      Not sure what Facebook is up to... but it looks like they are messing around again. what a love hate relationship with them.
      i guess they want people to use their Audience Targeting instead of having your own custom audiences
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