2.23.2015

Closing Time?


GOOGLE TO CENSOR ALL ADULT BLOGS.

(You better get going on mine and download all the nekkid pictures. Just got this in the mail:)

We're writing to tell you about an upcoming change to the Blogger Content 
Policy that may affect your account.

In the coming weeks, we'll no longer allow blogs that contain sexually 
explicit or graphic nude images or video. We'll still allow nudity 
presented in artistic, educational, documentary, or scientific contexts, or 
where there are other substantial benefits to the public from not taking 
action on the content.

The new policy will go into effect on the 23rd of March 2015. After this 
policy goes into effect, Google will restrict access to any blog identified 
as being in violation of our revised policy. No content will be deleted, 
but only blog authors and those with whom they have expressly shared the 
blog will be able to see the content we've made private.

Our records indicate that your account may be affected by this policy 
change. Please refrain from creating new content that would violate this 
policy. Also, we ask that you make any necessary changes to your existing 
blog to comply as soon as possible, so that you won't experience any 
interruptions in service. You may also choose to create an archive of your 
content via Google Takeout 
(https://www.google.com/settings/takeout/custom/blogger).

For more information, please read here 
(https://support.google.com/blogger?p=policy_update).

Sincerely,
The Blogger Team


(c) 2015 Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043


Well, fuck that shit.

An underling explains in a Google forum HERE.

nitecruzrTop Contributor1,000 Best Answers

2:06 PM (4 hours ago)

Please note that we’ll still allow nudity presented in artistic, educational, documentary, or scientific contexts, or where there are other substantial benefits to the public. These type of blogs will have to show an interstitial warning to remain public.

If your romance book covers are sexually explicit, and lack artistic, educational, documentary, or scientific contexts, the blog becomes private. You then have the choices.
  • Remove sexually explicit or graphic nude images or video from your blog.
  • Leave the blog marked as private.
  • Take your blog down altogether. Export your blog as a .xml file or archive your blog's text and images using Google Takeout.

Another blunt reply HERE.

Read more expansive essays on why Blogger sucks, er, sucked. 

ZDnet on what to do; basically, we're screwed.


UPDATE: apparently, global outrage from horndogs stopped this, so I'm back here.

But also keep up on my Twitter Tumblr - Amazon - Goodreads- YouTube and MyVidster accounts.


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