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Reinstate AdSense accounts for Innocent Creators, Targeted by "Click Bombing"!

Let's be honest, many young bloggers and YouTubers have lost their
monetization contracts, but, not all of them are guilty. We, at
TrueTech, are also a victim of this, though we never violated AdSense
policies. On 28th October 2016, we faced a huge "Click Bombing attack"
and overnight, we lost our AdSense account. However, it's not only
limited to us, all of you young bloggers and YouTubers can face this! A
malicious attack from Click Bombers can get your AdSense earnings and
account ruined! And Google never reinstates these accounts But, it isn't Google's fault either,
they do have to maintain quality on their platforms, thus, they take
Invalid Click Activity very seriously! Therefore, we creators and Google
need to work out a solution for the ones who face Click Bombing.


What is "Click Bombing"?


When your blog or YouTube channel suddenly hits a copious amount of
traffic and High-CTR ad-clicks, usually pulled off by a malicious user
or a group to get your AdSense account disabled, is known as Click
Bombing or a Click Bombing attack. How? The traffic and High-CTR
ad-clicks deceive Google AdSense's bots into believing that it is an
illicit and unethical act of "Invalid Click Activity".


    "The reality is that Google is very serious about invalid
click activity. The most common occurrence by far is when users either
click their own ads a bunch of times or ask others to click as for them.
Google is smart. They can detect this pretty easily and there is no
faster way to get your account shut down." - nichepursuits.com


Why are we raising a voice?


As we mentioned earlier, we are a victim of a Click Bombing attack.
While under such an attack, the first thing a creator should do is to
demonetize their content as soon as possible and report this activity to
Google. And at TrueTech, we are very careful with our advertisement
placements! We also make sure to abide by the AdSense TOS and policies,
serving as a reason to have an active account for almost two years. The
attack we faced was pulled off by very smart malicious user(s) who
performed their task at late night when most of us are asleep. Which is
why we couldn't demonetize our content in time, And as a consequence, we
lost our AdSense account overnight. Therefore, it wasn't our unethical
handiwork; rather it was someone else's malevolent and vicious plan! And
now, despite providing Google with all the legitimate reports and this
sad truth, they do not want to reinstate our AdSense account, which is
understandable as Google cannot trust each and every one! So many people
can misuse this term "Click Bombing" as an excuse!


Not only us, but other genuine and innocent creators have to face
this miserable fate as well, being sandwiched between Google's
disappointing conduct and the advantage grabbing malicious click
bombers. Furthermore, there are no limits these click bombers are bound
to, and maybe, you might face this miserable situation in the future!
Therefore, let's raise a voice against for shaping a better future for
all of us creators and improvising the services that Google AdSense
provides us with!


The solution


As we mentioned earlier, Google cannot be held to blame either. These
imminent attacks cannot be predicted or countered easily. Which is why
creators and Google need to work together to bring about an appropriate
solution. Because permanently banning the account directly isn't a
favorable resolution. To address this problem, we have come up with a
few solutions.

1. Providing the user with a notice in prior: As soon
   as something suspicious is detected on the creators' account, Google
   could warn them before disabling their account. This would not only help
   the creator find out a solution to cease this activity, but also
   protect his or her AdSense account.
2. Halting ad service for a particular time frame and providing reports regarding the suspicious activity:
   Google could stop the ad service on the creators' channel/blog for the
   next 72 hours or a month. They could also provide a detailed report
   about the suspicious activity. This would allow the creator to figure
   out a solution and fix the problem by banning malicious users and
   attackers. Google could also remove the ad revenue generated within the
   span of the activity.
3. Analyse the creators' history before banning them: Google
   could also analyze the creator's history and track their record for
   previous violations before taking stick measures directly. 
4. Smarter ads, hidden when malicious activity detected: Lastly, if possible, Google could augment their ad widgets by hiding the ads when malicious activity is detected.
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