Google’s use of its monopoly power to shut down AdSense accounts is destroying the livelihoods of creators worldwide. When Google bans an account, it doesn’t just cut income—it effectively erases years of hard work and leaves creators with no meaningful path forward.

Google is fundamentally an intermediary.
Its core businesses are search, video, and advertising. It does not create most of the content it earns from—people do. Google simply acts as the platform that connects users with that content.

For many years, I dedicated countless hours to building my Websites and YouTube channel, creating content under the belief that Google’s monetization system was stable and fair. Yet without warning, and without any clear explanation, Google abruptly terminated my 20-year-old AdSense account with an email "Your Google Publisher Account has been disabled". Overnight, my websites lost all monetization rights. My earnings vanished. My work became revenue for Google, not for me. 

This also blocks me from monetizing through other Google services such as YouTube and the rest of their publisher platforms—even though I have videos on my channel where I personally appear, create original content, and actively engage with my audience. And Google has not responded to my appeal request for months, which is essentially a one-way form that forces you to “accept your fault” without providing any real mechanism to challenge their decision or present evidence.

I’m not alone. Thousands of small and mid-size creators face the same fate. Google routinely shuts down AdSense accounts with vague, generic reasons like “low-quality content” or “navigation issues,” offering no details and no clear path to appeal. Their opaque policies and automated punishments create a system where creators have no rights, no transparency, and no support.

Google’s contract with creators includes a clause stating:
“We may suspend or terminate your account at any time.”
Using this clause, Google can shut down any account without providing any reason, and it has done so to hundreds of thousands of creators.

But this is more than a policy issue—it is an abuse of monopoly power.

Why this is a serious problem:

1. Google is not an ordinary company
   It controls a massive portion of global internet traffic and holds a monopoly. When Google blocks a creator, it can effectively destroy their career
2. Google controls multiple dominant platforms— YouTube, Google Play, AdMob, and more.
   A ban on one platform often leads to restrictions on all others. A violation on one service can get you banned from all of them, making it impossible to continue your profession independently. 
   
   A single small error—real or mistaken—can permanently block a creator from earning a living across all of Google's services.
   
   Google controls:
   • Global search
   • YouTube
   • Google Play
   • AdMob
   • Online advertising infrastructure
     
     
3. Even worse, Google does not simply close accounts; it fingerprints users.
   Trying to start fresh with a new account is impossible because Google links you through your name, address, bank details, devices, and IP—closing every new attempt instantly for a life time.

This creates a system where creators have no rights, no appeals, and no transparency, while Google keeps the advertising revenue generated from their content.

While creators struggle to survive, Google’s parent company Alphabet reported $224 billion in ad revenue (2023). This enormous wealth is built on the work of millions of creators—yet those creators are completely vulnerable to sudden, unexplained bans.

No private monopoly corporation should have the power to blacklist a person for life across multiple platforms for a slight mistake on a single one.
No one should lose their hard work without explanation.

We demand:

• Clear, specific, transparent reasons for account terminations.
• A fair, human-reviewed appeal system. And direct communication with a human.
• Protection against lifetime bans for issues. Google can withold payments until the issue is solved by the content creator. Not permanent lifetime ban on every service it owns. (which is basicly most of the internet)
• Separation of services—mistakes on one platform must not ban/block payments of a creator across all Google products.
• An end to anti-competitive practices that exploit creators while shielding Google from accountability.
• This petition is a call for fairness, transparency, and basic respect for the people whose work sustains Google’s platforms.

If you believe creators deserve rights, clarity, and due process,
sign this petition and stand with us.