{"id":126033,"date":"2020-07-15T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constantcontact.com\/blog\/?p=126033"},"modified":"2026-03-02T14:22:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:22:38","slug":"facebook-special-ad-categories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constantcontact.com\/blog\/facebook-special-ad-categories\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Special Ad Category Guide: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’ve tried to place a Facebook ad<\/a> recently, you might have noticed a new option called a “Facebook Special Ad Category.” When you want to place an ad in one these categories, you’ll encounter some additional restrictions, especially when it comes to selecting a target audience, but that doesn’t mean your Special Ad Categories ads can’t still be effective in marketing your business<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The regulations around ads in Facebook’s Special Ad Categories can seem a little complicated, but in practice, placing one of these ads isn’t all that different from placing a “normal” Facebook ad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, I’ll break down for you everything you need to know about the Facebook Special Ad Category feature, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n