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# Meta to strip advertisers of placement exclusion controls
- URL: https://fabric-media.ghost.io/meta-to-strip-advertisers-of-placement-exclusion-controls-2/
- Published: 2026-08-24T22:42:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-27T00:47:20.000Z
- Description: Meta is removing the ability to exclude specific placements, devices, or platforms from ad sets, notifying advertisers in-platform. Marketers will no longer opt out of formats like Facebook search or Reels in-stream, or restrict delivery to one device type.
- Author: Fabric.Media Editorial
- Tags: Ad-tech

**Why it matters.** Advertisers lose a longstanding brand-safety and control lever, ceding placement decisions entirely to Meta’s automated delivery systems.

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