Google AdSense leak?

Making this kind of statements and then not providing any kind of proof is just pointless. No one has any reason to believe any of this and this can't therefore be considered a leak because it carries absolutely no value.

Re: Google AdSense leak?

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Post by mmahemoff » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 4:49 PM UTC

jongraehl wrote: post #5

Plausible sci-fi. The scheme described would have leaked immediately. Too obvious and too many people.

Wouldn't that make it not plausible?

Re: Google AdSense leak?

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Post by semmem1 » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 4:51 PM UTC

Is someone shorting Google Stock to make some cash?

Re: Google AdSense leak?

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Post by birken » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 4:51 PM UTC

Let's think about this logically. Google takes 32% of every adsense click [1], so assuming an account makes $5,000/month, Google is making $2,352/month from that account. So by banning the account, they are making $5,000 one-time, and losing $2,352/month forever. No company is stupid enough to do that.

However, considering a site making $5,000 or $10,000/month is generating quite a few clicks, I think it makes perfect sense for any account reaching these thresholds to be manually reviewed to ensure they are valid sites. The quality of Google's clicks is one of its main selling points, and by cutting out spammy sites at the source it both improves the quality of its own program and at the same time removes a lot of the financial incentive to run a scummy site.

So my guess is these policies (or similar policies that involve manual reviews of sites) make perfect sense, are not illegal in any way, and this whole posting is as bogus as it looks.

1: https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/180195?hl=en

Re: Google AdSense leak?

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Post by hanley » Tue, Apr 29, 2014, 4:52 PM UTC

I found this part interesting. So the only way to even find out the reason for your account being banned is to hire a lawyer.

> A reason has to be internally attached to the account ban. The problem was that notifying the publisher for the reason is not a requirement, even if the publisher asks. The exception: The exact reason must be provided if a legal representative contacts Google on behalf of the account holder.