AdSense disabled for being "linked to a disabled account" — but that account was only disabled for INACTIVITY, not any violation. Appeal denied. Any advice?
Hey everyone. I run a small French YouTube channel (psychology / personal development) that I built from scratch — all original content I write, voice and edit myself.
A few days ago my AdSense for YouTube was disabled. The reason: my account is "linked to an account that was disabled for non-compliance with the AdSense Program Policies."
The problem: I've never had any account disabled for a violation. After digging, the only account I could possibly be associated with is an old YouTube AdSense account a family member created over 10 years ago at an address I'm still connected to. I checked its status directly — it was disabled solely for inactivity (no ad impressions for 6 months), NOT for any policy violation or invalid traffic. I have a screenshot proving it.
An account disabled for inactivity isn't an account disabled for policy violations — so the stated reason doesn't hold. It looks like an automated linking error.
I appealed with this explanation and proof, and it was denied within hours with a generic copy-paste response, no details.
My channel itself is untouched — only the AdSense/monetization side is gone. Has anyone here had a "linked to a disabled account" error actually reversed? Any advice on reaching a human at Google or escalating? Thanks a lot.