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I emailed google about this and as with similar questions I've had in the past where their TOS seems vague or incomplete their response was "please review the TOS"
Please don't flame me with answers like "you answered the question yourself when you said your site was adult oriented" Most of the blogs I've seen ads on are much more explicit in terms of language than anything on my site and certainly more "mature" and the adsense policy says "Pornography, adult, or mature content"
So there must be acceptable levels of adult or mature I just wish google defined them better.
If anyone has any feedback or first hand knowlege on this subject I would appreciate hearing it.
however i do know that i have a site (which has adsense on it) - one page only ever seems to serve psa ads.
having looked at my logs most (external) hits to that page are from google search itself using the search term: "keyword keyword"
these words are not ad*lt terms, however taken together as a phrase i can see that it would be (this also possibly explains the disproportionate amount of traffic that page gets!)
from this i deduce that google thinks that page is about "keyword keyword" and considers this an adult term and does not serve adsense ads to the page. (naturally if i search on google for the term "keyword keyword" then there are plenty of ads - of an ad*lt nature in the serp)
But I guess the best way to go would be to send more emails to google adsense!
...some of the images do contain nudity. Nothing more extreme than that is visible unless you become a member.
Google's specific policy is: "Site may not include... Pornography, adult, or mature content". To me, your description sounds like the site contains lots of exactly that.
Ann
I do not wish to sound cruel, but if you cannot work this one out for yourself, you should not be dabbling in the adult entertainment business. I am an adult webmaster apart from anything else, and I can tell you that you better be 100% familiar with the laws on the topic, and that includes what the significance of certain words is, as well as section 2257 as recently amended. In summary, unless you are 100% confident in what you are doing...stay well away from the adult business!
I emailed google about this and as with similar questions I've had in the past where their TOS seems vague or incomplete their response was "please review the TOS" ......So there must be acceptable levels of adult or mature I just wish google defined them better.
I think you did the right thing in asking Adsense to take a look - it's a shame that they didn't really give you a lot of help. Unfortunately they are the only people that can give you the deffinitive answer you are looking for.
I did have a similar experience with support recently. My site is health orientated, and I wanted to use a contributors photograph in the context of a medical/technical illustration. I emailed them to describe the photo, the context it would be presented in and asked them to have a look at the page mock up. I got a similar response of "you decide"!
I decided that as it was purely a technical illustration, then the case could be argued - I'm just careful not to put adsense on the same page. No problem with this strategy, and the page has been online for a few months now.
I'd be inclined to email them back saying their previous answer wasn't any help, and ask them to review specific pages you think might be outside the TOS. That way, if they do disable your account you have something to argue the point with.
Googles TOS gives way to googles pocketbook. Someone had to pay for the terms that were showing up on my site, and I assure you the ads were of a mature nature.
Actually, sometimes certain AdWords accounts that shouldn't leak out into the content network do and you need to report it to Google and they'll fix it.
If you are unsure whether your site complies with AdSense policies on adult content, and you have not yet applied for the program, then this is the best way to see whether your site is a good fit. You should receive a response from AdSense within 1-2 days.
Until it goes through the official review process, AdSense will not be able to tell you whether your site complies with the ToS.
-ASA
MGPAPAS. Is your site by any chance an affiliate website for adultfriendfinder.com
U.S.C. Section 2257 Compliance Notice
All models, actors, actresses and other persons that appear in any visual or audio depiction of actual sexually explicit conduct appearing or otherwise contained in this Website were over the age of eighteen years at the time of the creation of such depictions.
All other visual or audio depictions displayed on this Website are exempt from the provision of 18 U.S.C. Section 2257 and 28 C.F.R. 75 because said visual or audio depictions do not consist of depictions of conduct as specifically listed in 18 U.S.C Section 2256 (2) (A) through (D), but are merely depictions of non-sexually explicit nudity, or are depictions of simulated sexual conduct, or are otherwise exempt because the visual or audio depictions were created prior to July 3, 1995.
With respect to all visual or audio depictions displayed on this website, whether of actual sexually explicit conduct, simulated sexual content or otherwise, all persons in said visual or audio depictions were at least 18 years of age when said visual or audio depictions were created.
The owners and operators of IwantU.com are not the primary producers (as that term is defined in 18 U.S.C. Section 2257) of any of the visual or audio content contained within this Website. The records required (model releases and two forms of identification) pursuant to U.S.C. Section 2257 and C.F.R. 75 are kept in the following locations by the corresponding content provider's Custodians of Records:
Camz
Robb Cain
Custodian of Records
Cyber Inventioins Inc
Melbourne, FL 32901
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Thas site does not meet the good taste requirments of Google adsense, and thats what adsense is concerned about.
Adsense cannot even be out on a Hospital website that offers male enlargement services, so why do you think a 2257 requirment site is ok?
The reason for my story is I do not thing google should allow these kind of Ads in Adwords, and as they do, then why not apply the same rules to Adsense. It's a little hypocritical in mind.
I personly do not thing they should allow them either way as it reflects very bad on the image of google. But what do I know.
I agree however they state in the TOS that all ads should be for a general family audience.
I think they impose this restriction because of the way many adult webmasters promote there sites rather than the morality of the site itself. Having said that I have seen a lot of mainstream websites, including Banks, Hospitals, and Lawyers allowing or causing to allow there sites to be promoted in unethical ways as well. So really whether it be adult or mainstream everybody is at it, so you cannot really win.
In my opinion Google's biggest problem or concern is SPAM sites or sites that do not offer an acceptable surfer experience.
