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Re:Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it be... by xg15 on Friday September 30, 2022 @04:24PM (#33040299)
> Your son's account is now in limbo - it can't be verified, closed or paid out. It can only be abandoned but it will still technically be active as AdSense think he is over 18 - he declared that to be the case.

Of course it can't be verified now, but what would prevent the son from completing the verification in a few years when he is actually 18?

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Re:Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it be... by butterguns on Friday September 30, 2022 @04:39PM (#33040501)
Presumably because the Date of Birth on the account is immutable, and the son's ID (even when he becomes 18) will never match it?
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Re:Google Adsense/Admob blocks you for life if you use it be... by xg15 on Friday September 30, 2022 @04:46PM (#33040570)
Ah, that would make sense. Thanks!
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