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Google Adsense considers this website "low quality content" so far...

I've been trying to get this website into Adsense as an added bonus to make a few cents here and there, but their approval system appears to be especially harsh. Keep in mind I have two other websites in the Adsense system.  "low quality content" and "thin content" Most of the articles here right now are text versions of my YouTube videos. I'm going to assume this is why I'd had trouble with getting their approval.  Sorry, this feels out of touch. I produce videos as my primary form of work and then create website articles based on the videos. The site has ~15 detailed articles so far. I guess the Adsense approval system considers it "low quality content". 🤷  Not everyone wants to watch a video. I feel like this is a key value proposition.    Maybe in more time I'll try to apply again, but after looking at their videos and documentations it feels vague and difficult to guess what it is they actually want.  My guess is exclusive articles wi...

Comment on the TikTok ban from a technology perspective.

What good is a country that censors what citizens see? Doesn't one side claim to be a bastion of freedom? It goes both ways. Let's see how it plays out. Starting to feel like more of a "we can't lose big tech" or "we don't want to lose our political positions" than anything else. 🤷  The AP article saying Biden will not take action in his term. Finally a bit of common sense. See the latest news here:  https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-ban-trump-executive-order-1e95d9836bf6f8c0c245ed1c3234d968  If there were real security concerns, then our government should work with Alphabet (Google) and Apple to have their mobile operating systems prevent various forms of information from being gathered and transferred through *all* apps on their platforms.  I'll be talking about Android because I have pretty much no experience using Apple devices.  Ever have an Android app literally harass you asking to share your contacts? At least on Android phones, you lite...