On: Google AdSense leak?

[tty]

The link went from being #3 on the frontpage to below #20 in a matter of minutes.

[sscalia → tty]

How dare anyone on HN attack Google.

[Matt_Cutts → sscalia]

It's a fake. It's an anonymous post on pastebin, submitted by a one-time account. The terminology is wrong. The policies are wrong. The post is full of typos. The post has almost no specifics, and the one specific thing they mentioned ("AQ3C") isn't real.

If this story isn't getting traction, then HN is doing the right thing here.

[ltorresv → Matt_Cutts]

I do see a decent number of people posting they've had issues with cancellations that match what the pastebin describes.

Why aren't you replying to any of them if you're acting as the voice of reason here?

[whatevsbro → ltorresv]

> Why aren't you replying to any of them if you're acting as the voice of reason here?

Exactly because the fraudulent bans are actually a widespread phenomenon, but that goes against what Matt's been telling us here.