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Re:AdNauseam Banned from the Google Web Store by pklausler on Thursday January 05, 2017 @01:18PM (#13329716)
When I manually click an ad for a political candidate or party that I despise, am I committing fraud?

(Not saying that I do that, of course. Entirely hypothetical.)

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Re:AdNauseam Banned from the Google Web Store by hsod on Thursday January 05, 2017 @01:58PM (#13330206)
Seems like point 1 would not be satisfied, because you are actually clicking the ad. I suppose someone could argue that you're still deceiving them about your intent but it seems like quite a stretch.
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