Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers

Re:Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers by judge2020 on Monday August 29, 2022 @12:08PM (#32639879)

Chances are they saw the login as fraud given it went unused via years and the first thing that login did was sign up for YT Premium via a credit card.

A potential problem they're trying to prevent might be where money launderers use google accounts to funnel YT Premium money to specific channels via watch time (since Premium pays out a lot more, and pay per minute watched[0]).

0: https://youtu.be/Rh5hL47z2us?t=100

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Re:Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers by ghostpepper on Monday August 29, 2022 @01:41PM (#32641114)

I'm sure they have the best intentions but there's literally no way to appeal it. Why can't they verify the credit card the way every other merchant seems to be able to?

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Re:Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers by jjeaff on Monday August 29, 2022 @06:41PM (#32644488)

Sounds like there is a way to appeal it. You just have to provide a copy of a photo id.

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Re:Google cracks down on VPN based adblockers by ghostpepper on Saturday September 03, 2022 @11:11AM (#32702584)

Fair enough I should have said there is no reasonable way to appeal it.

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