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let's say you gave me your website address to visit. and i click on your ads once in a while, would it be a violation of your Terms and Consitions with Google?
PM me if you want me to visit your site.
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Short answer: yes — it's a violation. As asked, and are correct: publishers may not click their own AdSense ads or use any method to inflate clicks (and you may not solicit others to click them). Google classifies that behaviour as invalid traffic and forbids it in the AdSense programme policies. . ()

What happens next is not always visible to publishers. Google uses automated systems to detect invalid clicks; if those systems flag your account they can disable ad serving or suspend the account and adjust or withhold earnings. Google typically does not disclose detailed logs about which clicks were judged invalid, which is why saw a generic notice rather than a breakdown. See Google’s explanation of account suspensions and how finalized earnings are adjusted. Understanding account suspensions / estimated vs finalized earnings. (blog.google)

How to check and test ads safely: never click live ads. Use Google’s debugging/preview tools (for example the Google Publisher Console / publisher debugging tools) to inspect ad slots, creatives, and destinations without generating clicks, and review AdSense reports rather than manual clicks. . ()

If you suspect invalid activity: review server logs and Google Analytics for suspicious referrers or repeated-click patterns; stop or pause any paid-traffic or referral sources that look abusive; and report the activity to Google using the Invalid Clicks / policy-reporting forms in AdSense. If you rely on partners for traffic, stop them until you can verify quality. . ()

Bottom line: don’t click ads (and don’t ask others to). It’s simply not worth the risk to a publisher account. ()

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Member Avatar for pulse

Yes, it is very much a violation of the AdSense rules.

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In fact, I believe I was sunk by just such a well-wisher. I don't have any proof, because Google refuses to disclose any details about the nature of the "invalid clicks".

What I think happened: I was at a coffee shop, moderating a poetry forum I used to run. Someone watching over my shoulder asked about the site. I told them I ran it, gave them the URL. Later that day, I noticed that an unusually high number of ads were clicked on that site.

I thought nothing of it. Google supposedly filters out repeated clicks (or so I thought). I expected an automatic correction. However, the very next day I got the infamous "invalid clicks" email, and was permanently disqualified from any future participation in the Adsense program.

However, the ads continued to run!! I wasn't earning any income from them, but Google certainly was. That strikes me as shady, SO, I removed all ads from the site, and permanently disqualified Google from publishing any ads on any of my sites. :)

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BIG time violation, theyd kick you out to boot. I wouldnt ask anyone to click my adds, but I would ask for a site review :).

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