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The clause prevents publishers from artificially driving ad engagement through financial incentives, which would distort advertiser data and ad performance metrics.
Interpretive note: The excerpt lacks an explicit subject and verb of prohibition; it reads as a list item. The prohibition is inferred from the policy document context. Confidence remains high given that context.
Users will not be legitimately offered compensation for viewing ads or performing searches by AdSense publishers.
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"Compensate users for viewing ads or performing searches, or promise compensation to a third party for such behavior.— Excerpt from Google Ads's Google AdSense Program Policies
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The clause prevents publishers from artificially driving ad engagement through financial incentives, which would distort advertiser data and ad performance metrics.
Users will not be legitimately offered compensation for viewing ads or performing searches by AdSense publishers.
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