Google is seeing 9 ads instead of 3?

i was reading the description and found this:

Client-side detection of mobile/desktop devices:

BUT BE CAREFUL: Some ad networks (like AdSense) limit ads per page. The ads are still inserted (loaded and counted) for all devices, but for unwanted devices they are hidden by the browser using CSS media queries based on viewport widths.

so i tested the ads, and they show fine, on desktop and mobile.
my question is, you said “loaded and counted” so that means we cannot use the plugin at all? because the google bot will see 9 ads instead of 3?

for example we edit
3 ads to show only on desktop
3 ads to show only on tablet
3 ads to show only on mobile

and when we open the page, and we check the source code, we actually see the 9 ads, and the google bot only sees code, so Google is seeing 9 ads right?

my other question is, so at the end, Google is loading only 3 ads per page on this example and not the 9 ads(3 viewable and 6 hidden ads)?

• This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by magonzalez987.