Two days ago, I received an email from Google saying Hello, > > While reviewing your account, we noticed that you are currently displaying > Google ads in a manner that is not compliant with our policies. For > instance, we found violations of AdSense policies on pages such as XXXX > > As stated in our program policies, AdSense publishers are not permitted to > place Google ads on pages with adult or mature content. > > As a result, we have disabled ad serving to the site. etc... etc... The website concerns glamour modeling and is similar to many other sites serving Google adsense happily . I did not include any nudity at all (implied nudity max) However the ads were still serving to that site to another site which is a subdomain of that site. On the specific problematic page, public service ads were showing I did reply to Google to say I'm sorry for that issue and I will make sure it will not happen again, thank you for your support, bla bla After my email, they COMPLETELY STOPPED serving ads for that site and all other subdomains (damn!) and replied confirming my account was not disabled and that they stopped serving ads to that website Question : Did I screw up by answering ? What would have happened if I had not answered that email ? Do you think I can ask them to serve ads again for the other subdomains ? Thanks....
Are you referring to the http://www.ratemodels.net/ site? That site is full of very mature pictures. Some partial nudes, but very much "sex up". You said they stopped serving ads to that particular site/subdomain. But can you still log into your account?
Yes, I can still log in to my account (thank God !!) The site is about glamour models. Many other similar sites are happily displaying Adsense, ex http://www.modelmayhem.com (click on see pictures) or http://www.Glamour1.com I understand their position, but the fine line between what's allowed and what's not is not very clear ... Thanks for your feedback
Well, on the front page of that site I see two nearly naked women simulating sex. It might be a posed picture with professional models (not porn actors)where the naughty bits are barely concealed but I would say its more the content then the *technical* nudity.
I had the same thing happen to one of my sites, it was not a porn site, but some pictures were a bit exotic looking. Google sent the email, within a day the ads were stopped to the site. I suspect it was reported by an advertiser or competitor. My gut says competitor... But at least you still have your account
Those guys will definitely get pinched, too, so I wouldn't worry about them. The best thing to do is, even if you FEEL that your site might be in violation, not to even skirt the issue. It's just not worth it, and there are plenty of other ways to make money off a site besides Adsense.
One of our clients has a very large mens health website with various health and sexual health related information. G didn't serve up on all of its pages... but the ones it did the EPC was nearly $4. Big G had a problem with a very specific "topic" that is purely medical and flipped the switch off on their account. We contacted G though our representative there and got the problem worked out. Now.... G serves its ads on the previously deemed "improper" pages. Go figure huh?