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Advertisers must affirmatively disclose billing information and may not render it unclear; omission and obscuring are both prohibited.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is a fragment without the governing verb clause, so the precise legal mechanism (prohibition, policy violation category, etc.) cannot be confirmed from the text alone, though the prohibited conduct is clearly identified. The primary proposition is stated with reasonable confidence.
Users are entitled to clear billing disclosures — advertisers cannot hide or obscure information about how, what, or when they will be charged.
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"omitting or obscuring billing details such as how, what, and when users will be charged— Excerpt from Google Ads's Google Ads Advertising Policies Overview
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Advertisers must affirmatively disclose billing information and may not render it unclear; omission and obscuring are both prohibited.
Users are entitled to clear billing disclosures — advertisers cannot hide or obscure information about how, what, or when they will be charged.
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