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The clause protects users from being deceived about what is an advertisement versus editorial content, and places affirmative formatting obligations on publishers.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is written in imperative form without an explicit prohibition marker; the prohibition is inferred from the policy context of the document. Confidence remains high given the policy context, but the imperative phrasing is noted.
Readers of publisher sites are entitled to be able to distinguish ads from content; publishers may not blur that distinction in either direction.
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The clause protects users from being deceived about what is an advertisement versus editorial content, and places affirmative formatting obligations on publishers.
Readers of publisher sites are entitled to be able to distinguish ads from content; publishers may not blur that distinction in either direction.
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