Banned brands and URLs are prohibited entities configured in property settings and co-link policies that trigger strict text matching across article drafts to prevent competitor mentions and unsafe outbound links.

flowchart TD
    A[Article Draft] --> B[Extract Text & Outbound URLs]
    B --> C{Match Against<br/>Banned List?}
    C -->|Competitor Brand Found| D[Fold Draft<br/>banned-link]
    C -->|Prohibited Domain Found| D
    C -->|No Violations| E[Pass to Detector]