What are Invalid Clicks, and how does Google determine them?

[Propertyseo2020]

What are Invalid Clicks, and how does Google determine them?

[dennis123]

When Google determines that clicks are invalid, we try to automatically filter them from your reports and payments so that you're not charged for those clicks. If we find that invalid clicks have escaped automatic detection, you may be eligible to receive a credit for those clicks.

[jayam]

Clicks on ads that Google considers to be illegitimate, such as unintentional clicks or clicks resulting from malicious software. Each click on an ad is examined by our system, and Google has sophisticated systems to identify invalid clicks and impressions and remove them from your account data.

[jayammrg]

Invalid clicks, as defined by Google, are clicks that are illegitimate, unintentional, or resulting from malicious software. The most common examples of this are: Clicks by bots or other automated clicking tools. Manual clicks, used to increase your costs or the profits of websites hosting ads.

[chandrao7]

Don't click on your own ads. ...
Don't encourage or ask your friends, family, co-workers, etc. to click on your ads.
Don't encourage or ask general users to click on your ads. ...
Make sure your ad implementations don't encourage accidental clicks. ...
Avoid partnering with untrusted / low-quality parties.

[RSM_Recruitment]

if Same user clicks on the same ad many times and Clicks done at a prohibited countries through proxies these the way a google consider as a invalid click.

[davidweb09]

Google count only real hit as new viewer for your website. they used advanced techniques to measure it. https://bit.ly/2Vu6Dhm