I am a YouTube partner and that is the way I make my money. I accidentally clicked on my own advertisement on one of my videos. I didn’t just do it once. This is like the third or fourth time since I have been a partner. I have been a partner for almost a year now and I am getting close to hitting the threshold and getting my first check from YouTube. Since Google records IP adresses, am I screwed? If they send me an email saying that my account is in danger, will it be after I hit the threshold or before? Should I remove all the advertisements so I can keep my partnership? I really don’t know what to do.
More than likely if it was a problem they would have said something by now, but if you’re really worried check your agreement/contract/whatever. If it matters, then there will be a paragraph or so saying that you are not allowed to click your own ads. Reading contracts is the easiest way to know what you are or are not allowed to do, but nobody ever reads them.