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This restriction limits how users can monetize their content and presence on the Service, requiring compliance with a separate external policy document.
Users are prohibited from independently selling advertising, sponsorships, or promotions in connection with the Service or Content unless those sales conform to YouTube's Advertising policies.
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you agree that Company may run Platform Advertisements on or around your User Content (including within streams) and that Company is not responsible for any conflict between Platform Advertisements and your own third party sponsorships...
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"use the Service to (a) sell any advertising, sponsorships, or promotions placed on, around, or within the Service or Content, other than those allowed in the Advertising on YouTube policies...— Excerpt from YouTube Ads's YouTube Terms of Service
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This restriction limits how users can monetize their content and presence on the Service, requiring compliance with a separate external policy document.
Users are prohibited from independently selling advertising, sponsorships, or promotions in connection with the Service or Content unless those sales conform to YouTube's Advertising policies.
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