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The clause mandates a specific technical integration path for in-app ad monetization through web views, meaning developers who bypass these options are non-compliant with Google Ads policies.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated after 'WebView API for Ads', suggesting additional permitted integration options exist in the full document that are not captured here. The canonical claim and derived fields reflect only what the excerpt contains and note the WebView API for Ads as one listed option among potentially others.
App developers serving AdSense or Ad Manager display ads through a web content viewing frame are subject to a mandatory technical integration requirement.
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"App developers who want to monetize by publishing AdSense and Ad Manager display ads through a web content viewing frame must use one of the following integration options: WebView API for Ads...Excerpt from Google Ads's Google AdSense Program Policies
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The clause mandates a specific technical integration path for in-app ad monetization through web views, meaning developers who bypass these options are non-compliant with Google Ads policies.
App developers serving AdSense or Ad Manager display ads through a web content viewing frame are subject to a mandatory technical integration requirement.
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