Got banned from Adsense

Some people mass clicked my ads to bother me and I got banned from adsense.

When Google bans you from AdSense, they ban the person for life, not just the site. I was banned from AdSense too and have no idea why. Google would not provide any details; they said they couldn't divulge that information due to the proprietary nature of their data. I went through the appeal process to no avail. The powers that be at Google have forgotten where they came from and they obviously no longer care about the little guy.

I have heard from more and more people being banned with absolutely no explanation and no recourse. It may not seem like a big deal and that you can just go find another PPC program, but some people have worked very hard to establish AdSense sites/networks that have become their sole source of income, just to have it all taken away.

It is very shortsighted that a company as large and powerful as Google isn't reasonable enough to have developed a better system of checks and balances. It would be more appropriate for them to disable a site and not the person, and allow the site owner the opportunity to rectify whatever situation got the site banned. Since Google will not divulge the reason for the banning, how is a person supposed to fix the problem?

Google also has to realize that, in some cases, there are site owners being targeted by vengeful people whose sole motivation is to get them banned. If someone has a bone to pick with an AdSense site owner, all they need to do is have a clickfest on their site(s).

I still use Google's search engine; after all, it is the best. I just wish they'd reevaluate their TOS and be reasonable. The more people they ban, the higher the possibility of those people joining together to force Google to be held accountable for the decisions they make that affect people's futures.

Funny thing about kings...they have been known to be dethroned!

we see a lot of complaints about that

fortunately microsoft and others will offer some alternatives over the next year

Being banned from Adsense is like the electric company de-activating your account with them for life. There is no real alternatives out there with real targeted ads. Also of people make their living on adsense only.

Take that away from them and they are dead in the water...

[Banker]

Adsense did the same to me, based on ridiculous charges. I could have easily found a way back in, but I was so disgusted by their arbitrary process that I hung the towel and walked away.

If you really want to get back in, just register a new U.S. Tax Code to replace your SS# and make sure you originally sign up and register your new account under a different IP address than the one your used before you were banned.

Simple trick, yet few people know about it. Shhh, don't tell Google