here is what they told me when I specifically asked if I could remove a border <hr> (my pics were generic, appropriate and did not cause undue attention): Hello Corina, Thanks for your response. Your current implementation with blue borders is currently compliant with our program policies. If you choose to remove the borders you may run the risk of attributing the previously mentioned "undue attention" to the ads on your pages. For additional questions, we suggest you visit our AdSense Support site at https://www.google.com/support/adsense . If you're unable to find an answer to your question on our site, please feel free to reply to this email. Sincerely, Geoffrey The Google AdSense Team If you have any questions or concerns I recommend you just mail them and ask. Why risk it! .