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You agree that you will not submit any fake content (including without limitation any username, likeness, or profile) to willfully and credibly impersonate another person, whether actual or fictitious.
to generate, distribute, publish, or facilitate unsolicited mass email, promotions, advertisements, or other solicitations
"use the Service to distribute unsolicited promotional or commercial content or other unwanted or mass solicitationsExcerpt from YouTube Ads's YouTube Terms of Service
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The clause states: “use the Service to distribute unsolicited promotional or commercial content or other unwanted or mass solicitations”
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