Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18
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Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18
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Re: Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18
#2A 13-year-old boy sets up Adsense for his Youtube channel and his father is told that his son is now banned from Adsense/Admob for a lifetime.
This is what you get when you have no humans in the loop.
Re: Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18
#3I tried advertising a startup website I had, setup the payments wrong on adsense. Something with an old invalid card being linked or something, and google banned me for life through an automated system. The system thinks I tried to commit some sort of payments fraud.
Re: Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18
#4Probably best not to do that then.
Re: Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18
#5I received a lifelong ban on using Google Ad products when I was 16 after experimenting with clicking my own ads (and asking my high school friends to click on them). I remember the account accumulated almost $80 before Google detected the suspicious activity and banned me.
Given that this was 16 years ago, it would be nice to get second chance..
Re: Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18
#6IANAL, but...
- Is the '18' adjusted when the local age of legal majority is not 18?
- Are there jurisdictions where this policy is in clear conflict with local law or case law?
Re: Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18
#7IANAL, but... - Is the '18' adjusted when the local age of legal majority is not 18? - Are there jurisdictions where this policy is in clear conflict with local law or case law?
Google is ultimately subject to the laws of the US where it's 18 at the federal level. It also doesn't really matter: if the policy says 18, it's 18.
Re: Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18
#8A 13-year-old boy sets up Adsense for his Youtube channel and his father is told that his son is now banned from Adsense/Admob for a lifetime. This is what you get when you have no humans in the loop.
What would having a human in the loop accomplish in this case? Doesn't strike me as the poster child of a massive injustice
Re: Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18
#9Probably best not to do that then.
Yes, it is very unwise to use any Google product or service for any business purpose.
Re: Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18
#10IANAL, but... - Is the '18' adjusted when the local age of legal majority is not 18? - Are there jurisdictions where this policy is in clear conflict with local law or case law?
- Is the '18' adjusted when the local age of legal majority is not 18?
I believe it will be increased if the age of majority is above 18, but has a lower limit of 18 even if the local age of majority is below that.
- Are there jurisdictions where this policy is in clear conflict with local law or case law?
I'm not sure how it could be, generally companies are allowed to ban a customer for almost any reason (with certain rare exceptions). I'm not aware of any jurisdiction where "I lied about my age when I was a kid" is a protected class.