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Re: Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18

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Post by nalllar »

Shank wrote: post #15

As someone who operated on the "adult internet" with payment processors and related infrastructure without being 18, I still carry forward the constant fear that I'll be banned for retroactive Terms of Service violations incurred when I was a kid. It really sucks when it's services like AdSense because you're just screwed forever. I really really wish the internet was more supportive of "early hackers" who want to ex…

I never told my parents anything and they woke up one day to a legal notice from Disney fedexed across the atlantic.

Fun times!

Re: Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18

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LegitShady wrote: post #105
pb7 wrote: post #94

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its not an argument, its about the definition of the word, and how you were word policing based on your opinion that doesn't actually reflect the way the word is used. It wouldn't be an issue if you just had given your opinion instead of demanding he stop using words, which was the primary reason for my reply, because you demanding other people stop using words is insufferably arrogant.

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Re: Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18

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Post by bornfreddy »

Ah, Google. It baffles me that some companies even consider using GCP - it is still the same company that kills products and has abysmal customer support. AWS and Azure feel like a safer bet to me. I wonder if Google will ever get their act together, or will they go the IBM way?

Re: Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18

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Post by pb7 »

ceejayoz wrote: post #110
pb7 wrote: post #98

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And yet Google can't come knock on your door and take you away. Calling it dystopian can only come from an incredibly sheltered individual who has never faced any real danger.

> And yet Google can't come knock on your door and take you away. Not directly ... https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/08/googles-scans-private-... Plenty of dystopian fiction involves corporations legally not allowed to do something and still doing it, because they're functionally immune to consequences. There are also degrees of dystopian between "murder corp" and Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. You might have an overly na…

Thank you for proving my point: the government did that.

Re: Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18

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Post by kylebyproxy »

forgotpwd16 wrote: post #60
treffer wrote: post #30

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Got banned from Amazon on my first purchase. For some reason the payment bounced even though everything should have been fine (correct payment details, enough money in the account etc). Complained and got unbanned. AWS has even a notary(!) based process to recover accounts. It is pretty normal to recover bad things on non-Google sites by getting a human into the loop, especially if money is involved.

AWS support has left me really impressed. They were answering inquiries even when started and was playing around a free-tier account. (Even got a refund for a charge due to forgetting some stuff running beyond the free-tier limit.) Not surprised they dominate the cloud segment and GCP barely reaches two-digits usage.

> forgetting some stuff running beyond the free-tier limit

Weird, they banned my account for that. Tried AWS when it was brand new and assumed they'd just drop the instance when the free tier expired.

Re: Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18

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Post by ceejayoz »

pb7 wrote: post #114
ceejayoz wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> And yet Google can't come knock on your door and take you away. Not directly ... https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/08/googles-scans-private-... Plenty of dystopian fiction involves corporations legally not allowed to do something and still doing it, because they're functionally immune to consequences. There are also degrees of dystopian between "murder corp" and Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. You might have an overly na…

Thank you for proving my point: the government did that.

Google wielded its substantial power and reputation to trigger government action incorrectly, causing someone to have significant difficulty.

IMO, that's at least a bit dystopian. (The blurring of lines between goverment and corporation is another dystopian scifi trope, even.)

Re: Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18

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Post by ohgodplsno »

PayPal locked my account after receiving 800 €, asked for my ID, got it, unlocked my account (gave me about 3 hours to withdraw) and then banned me permanently for having created the account before 18.

At this point, I consider most American companies as an active threat to me, especially if I used them before 18.

Re: Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18

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Post by no_butterscotch »

pazimzadeh wrote: post #5

I 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..

I have a friend that was banned when he was a teenager too. Might be common.

Re: Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it before you're 18

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Post by pb7 »

ceejayoz wrote: post #116
pb7 wrote: post #114

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Thank you for proving my point: the government did that.

Google wielded its substantial power and reputation to trigger government action incorrectly, causing someone to have significant difficulty. IMO, that's at least a bit dystopian. (The blurring of lines between goverment and corporation is another dystopian scifi trope, even.)

It doesn't take any special power or reputation to report someone for having CSAM with evidence, erroneously or not. You or I could do it.
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