Staying safe with adsense

[ab1183]

Hi everyone. I have been lurking on the forum for a bit now, trying to learn as much as I can. I just have a couple questions that I am hoping you guys could provide a little insight for.
1. What is a CTR that is considered to be normal? I notice that on mobile, which is a majority of my traffic, I have CTR between 3% and 4.5% but PC my CTR is maybe half of that. I of course enjoy the higher CTR but I also want to make sure that I don't run into any issues and I would gladly make changes in an attempt to lower it if needed.
2. How can I be sure that I am abiding by all of the terms of AdSense regarding my content? One site in particular is similar to buzzfeed, with a lot of quick easy to read articles that do well on social media. What I would like to know is when I have a gallery/article that includes pictures of people in bathing suits, bikinis, or just general sexy attire is that safe? I don't include things like topless photos, sheer/see-through or lingerie so I hope that I am within the general guidelines.

[Leosghost]

What I would like to know is when I have a gallery/article that includes pictures of people in bathing suits, bikinis, or just general sexy attire is that safe?

No..

Manual inspection by G "compliance" can be done from anywhere..there have been many postings here in the past by people who have had warnings or "insta-bans" ( with no possibility to appeal ) over "bikini" and "beach scenes"..don't run adsense on those pages..some people play real safe and don't run adsense on any pages of a domain which has those type of images ,even on other pages..

Imagine Google's inspectors are like a particularly "uptight" Victorian sunday school teacher..and you won't go wrong.. ;)

[bhukkel]

I wouldnt risk my adsense account on any user generated content unless it is reviewed. Two years ago i got a warning after an user added a link to a bikini website.

[londrum]

I'd love a CTR of 4.5%, but to be honest if i saw that in my stats my first thought would be that it was click-bombing. I'm lucky to get above 1.5% these days

[ab1183]

Thank you guys. I will go through the images and remove any that even have the slightest chance of causing an issue. If I go through and remove it all, could google come back in the future and punish me for the pictures even after they are gone?

[ember]

My CTR is higher than yours and has been for years. I've been told that it's fine. Google thinking a higher CTR is okay depends on whether or not your traffic is legitimate and converting for the advertiser.