Same. I wasn't clicking my own ads but I was 16ish and had some sort of text along the lines "Please click an ad to support this website." 20 years later, I'm

Same. I wasn't clicking my own ads but I was 16ish and had some sort of text along the lines "Please click an ad to support this website." 20 years later, I'm still banned (well, last I checked was probably 5 years ago). Funnily enough, my day job has me interacting with AdWords pretty regularly. Also, FWIW you can probably sign up with an EIN, just not a personal account with your SSN.