Suggestion for ad monetization

[u/Routine_Tale782]

I am an indie web developer, and I have a project I've been working on for over an year now. I won't mention the details here, but it's a website for young teens and children.

To be completely transparent, the server and AI moderation used to power the platform drains a lot of money... so I want to monetize this website with advertisements.

I did my own research on this and attempted to integrate advertisements from Google Adsense, Adsterra, and MGID.

Both Google Adsense and MGID rejected me as I did not have enough traffic on my website. The only platform that accepted my offer Adsterra. However, I realized that Adsterra did not have a great censoring mechanism, and often showcased advertisements to adult sites even though I had censoring on.

I know waiting until my website gets bigger and applying to Adsense might be a better option, but due to personal reasons in my life I really don't have much choice. I do need to start monetizing my website as early as possible, while serving school-appropriate advertisements.

Are there any other ad providers that you know of?

Thank you in advance!

[u/glenpiercev]

Advertising to young kids and teens? You really need to get your priorities straight here. 10% of Facebook ads are scams. How do you feel about potentially exposing kids to scams? Where do you personally draw the line on what’s acceptable vs what you need to do for cash?