@snowleopardhugger There’s a lot of little things that can interfere with ads or earnings. When people say they are having issues with it, the challenge is trying to figure out where to start looking and it can be a lot of troubleshooting before a solution is found. Sometimes it can be that you were “flagged” but it’s not always the case.
The answer is suspicious activity and modification of Brave files. Things like manually copying or editing files/folders in the main Brave folder can get you flagged. Having a VPN that shows your location somewhere while your computer Locale has a different location is triggered as suspicious as it doesn’t know if you’re trying to cheat the system. Having multiple browsers using the same Brave Rewards wallet ID.
While it is not all encompassing, I did create a post you can read that covers some details at PSA: Friendly Reminder For People Having Issues with Rewards/Ads There are also lots of little links provided in that post which brings people to yet even more details on things that cause issues. Some of the things in that post seem to have been quoted over by Chocoholic.
Also as they mentioned, you can unlink wallets from Uphold by completing the Wallet unlinking request form
Lastly, only way to figure out for sure at the moment if you’ve been flagged is to contact one of the Brave staff who work the forums. While many come and go on here, there are 3 primary people who handle all requests. Those three are Mattches, Steeven, and SaltyBanana. They would be the ones you’d have to DM with your Wallet ID and all from brave://rewards-internals along with an explanation of what issues you’re having, so they could investigate from the server side if you’re flagged or there’s any other complications. What is important to remember is they handle thousands of posts, comments, and other issues on a daily basis. So they aren’t always quick to respond and can appear to “vanish” for days at a time as they wait for responses and continue helping others. It’s a neverending job.