Users clicking on ads and abuse

Discussion in 'Guidelines / Compliance' started by attroll, Sep 18, 2007.

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    I have a question and I don't know if adsense will answer my question or not so that is why I am asking it here.

    I have a user that has threatened to have him and his friends start clicking on my adsense ads and doing it a lot to try and get my adsense account deleted.

    If this happens will adsense remove my account?
     
    attroll, Sep 18, 2007 IP
  2. Hammerfall

    Hammerfall Peon

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    Yikes, scary situation. That's a big part of the reason I'm always reluctant to tell people my websites.

    Google is suuupposed to be able to detect that sort of thing and just nullify those kinds of clicks, but you might want to email them and ask them what they suggest. At the very least, you'll have that email on record ahead of time if things do go south.
     
    Hammerfall, Sep 18, 2007 IP
  3. sirion

    sirion Peon

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    It could happen,

    Step 1, archive all the emails, comments, forum threads where these threats are being made, preferably with IP addresses.
    Step 2, keep running your business, don't be distracted into letting the ball go.
    Step 3, In your adsense control panel select allowed sites, and type in all your domain names. This will prevent the user from affecting your adsense account by using your publisher id on another website.
    Step 4, Make sure you can track all traffic on your websites, use google analytics or similar tracking software. If you notice unusual activity, then email adsense support and disallow those clicks. Mention that you've archived the threats and they should be very supportive.

    Hope that helps.
     
    sirion, Sep 18, 2007 IP
  4. attroll

    attroll Member

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    Thanks for the replies. I did not have these threats sent to me in an email. I heard of them from a friend of a friend in a round about way. So I have nothing on file. I was just wondering what I should do in case this starts happening because I have no way of tracking it.
     
    attroll, Sep 19, 2007 IP
  5. sagenepal

    sagenepal Banned

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    keep a anti spam policy system in your website
    just like 'goodtolove.com' has done to secure it's members adsense account.
    Users won't be able to click more than 1 ads in a hour.
    and i think no one is going to wait for 1 hourto terminate someone's account.
     
    sagenepal, Sep 21, 2007 IP
  6. trichnosis

    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    i think you must urgently start using adlogger to keep your account
     
    trichnosis, Sep 21, 2007 IP
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    totalmasala Banned

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    yes adloger to protect you account!
     
    totalmasala, Sep 22, 2007 IP