“cause or encourage any inaccurate measurements of genuine user engagement with the Service, including by paying people or providing them with incentives to increase a video's views, likes, or dislikes...”
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This prohibition protects the integrity of engagement data that advertisers and creators rely on to make business and content decisions.
Users are prohibited from taking any action, including financial incentives, that would produce inaccurate measurements of genuine engagement on the Service.
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You shall not distribute on or through this Web Site any Postings containing any advertising, promotion, solicitation for goods, services or funds or solicitation for others to become members of any enterprise...
"cause or encourage any inaccurate measurements of genuine user engagement with the Service, including by paying people or providing them with incentives to increase a video's views, likes, or dislikes...Excerpt from YouTube Ads's YouTube Terms of Service
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This prohibition protects the integrity of engagement data that advertisers and creators rely on to make business and content decisions.
Users are prohibited from taking any action, including financial incentives, that would produce inaccurate measurements of genuine engagement on the Service.
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