A lesser-known solution to AdSense activation failure

Simply put, I have three accounts. My most frequently used account, A, is what I consider my main account. Then, under Gemini's guidance, I...

Jan 9, 2026 0 1

A lesser-known solution to AdSense activation failure

Simply put, I have three accounts. My most frequently used account, A, is what I consider my main account. Then, under Gemini's guidance, I...

https://accounts.google.com/signin/usernamerecovery

This page revealed that I had registered two accounts, B and C, with the same QQ email address several years ago. B even shared the same phone number as A, so I logged in easily. I also checked that B didn't have Ads enabled. C is the account I mentioned that I can no longer log into. Therefore, according to Gemini, C accidentally enabled Ads, and since I can't log in to disable it, my main account A cannot have Ads enabled.

Later, after my YPP account was banned for being harmful to children in October, I desperately needed a new Ads service. I tried to activate Ads again with account A, but after several hours it showed that the review had failed, with an ambiguous reply.

So I had to open a new ad account under a family member's name. Perhaps during a period of slight relaxation under pressure, I had a new idea.

Why don't I try activating Ads with account B that I can log into? It's still my identity, even though I don't use it much.

The result? It was activated instantly, without even undergoing review.。

Okay, maybe Google thinks account B is my real account.

(To be honest, this seems like a legacy bug in the historical code that determines unique identity, but it's obvious that they don't want to fix it.)