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send, post, or transmit unsolicited commercial messages or promotional content to other users, or engage in advertising or solicitation through Anker's Services, without our express prior written consent
use the Service for any commercial solicitation purposes
Assist or permit any persons in engaging in any of the activities described above
"use the Service to view or listen to Content other than for personal, non-commercial use (for example, you may not publicly screen videos or stream music from the Service)Excerpt from YouTube Ads's YouTube Terms of Service
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The clause states: “use the Service to view or listen to Content other than for personal, non-commercial use (for example, you may not publicly screen videos or stream music from the Service)”
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