Systems and methods for detecting improper implementation of presentation of content items by applications executing on client devices

Abstract

Systems and methods for detecting improper presentation of content items by applications executing on client devices. A method can include: (i) receiving content requests from a plurality of client devices, wherein each of the content requests is generated by an application executing on a respective client device of the plurality of client devices; (ii) transmitting to each client device of the plurality of client devices, responsive to a content request from the client device, a content package including at least a content item and an interaction confirmation script; (iii) determining a location parameter associated with the interaction confirmation script; (iv) determining a performance metric of the content item; and (v) determining whether the application receives inadvertent clicks at the content item based on the performance metric and the location parameter.