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Google Bans "Graphic Nudity" from Hosted Blogs
Google bans "graphic nudity" from hosted blogs, will decide if your art is porn http://boingboing.net/2015/02/24/google … udity.html Feb 24 15 08:07 am Link I received my email from Blogspot on Sunday... The message i needed to tailor my blog to conform before March. you tell me where the explicit images are: http://swinskey.blogspot.com/ smh ~ Feb 24 15 08:44 am Link S W I N S K E Y wrote: Nothing even close to offensive or pornographic there. Feb 24 15 08:49 am Link I haven't used mine since 2012, but got the same email. I have a feeling they'll tear mine down (although I don't have anything graphic or sexual on there, just artistic nudes). http://sleepyweaselphotography.blogspot.com/ Feb 24 15 08:57 am Link S W I N S K E Y wrote: Is it possible you received a mass form letter from Blogger not tied to an evaluation of your work? Feb 24 15 08:59 am Link S W I N S K E Y wrote: You do have full nudity up there. It's up to some entry-level person at Google to decide if it's "artistic" or not... that's likely to be a real hit-or-miss proposition depending on which Google "analyst" happens upon your blog. Feb 24 15 09:05 am Link Lightcraft Studio wrote: exactly NothingIsRealButTheGirl wrote: Feb 24 15 09:08 am Link S W I N S K E Y wrote: It's not up to us -- it's up to Google. Feb 24 15 11:04 am Link Years ago, PayPal froze my account (with $500 in it) because I accepted donations on my fine art nude photography web site, and they felt that that violated their "mature audience policy". Meanwhile, e-Bay was selling all sorts of porn & accepting PayPal payments. I said adios to PayPal and to this day, I still won't use them. Hey, no hard feelings. (The previous statement is a lie). They want to project a certain business image and want to restrict their business to something that is of general appeal, so they want to keep things PG. It's their business. So, I've come to believe that if you want to dabble in any kind of adult art (whether it is R or X rated), you've got to go on your own. You can't put your blog on someone else's web site -- you've got to create your own site. I just figure that having your own web site (as opposed to having an entry on Blogspot or Facebook or Twitter or whatever), just seems (to me) to be more professional. It's better to have your own domain name, or own e-mail address, or own presence that is something other than a member of a social media site. Feb 24 15 12:56 pm Link Looknsee Photography wrote: Is Paypal and Ebay run by puritans? Feb 24 15 07:00 pm Link Lay down with dogs u gonna get fleas Feb 24 15 07:29 pm Link I will venture a guess that Google has become aware of something that we are not privy to... it might be a hint of something in the legal wind, it might be some court decision, or impending decision, that has escaped attention, it might be simply multiple complaints wherein Google, once they know the stuff is there, has become wary of their liability. It is also possible that they have come under pressure from some outside agency or government but not necessarily that of the United States. I somehow doubt that they have sent the notices and will be taking this action for no reason whatsoever. In the case of the US government, could it be that there is something we are missing in the FCC's intended Internet regulation actions, either as a primary cause or a secondary effect that Google has taken note of? Studio36 Feb 24 15 08:16 pm Link John Photography wrote: Yes! Feb 24 15 11:58 pm Link udor wrote: Explains a lot.... Feb 25 15 03:31 am Link John Photography wrote: There is quite a bit of adult material listed on eBay...they have an ''adults only'' section. Feb 25 15 05:49 am Link I regularly get emails from Google advising me that I have an adult labeled blog and *may* be subject to them shutting it down. I reply to their bulk emails and tell them to "go scratch" which I'm sure doesn't get read. Like others, I have had my PayPal account locked for putting a "Donate" button on an art nude website. I was included in a class-action lawsuit and retrieved the money in the account, but the account remains locked for life and any/all bank accounts associated with it permanently banned. Lovely people. Feb 25 15 06:39 am Link I feel this probably has a lot more to do with fallout from "The Fappening" and the ever-escalating concerns about "revenge porn" on major online properties. Basically, nude or even vaguely-sexually-suggestive images ---no matter how "artistic" in nature--- are likely to be regarded as mostly-unwelcome on an ongoing basis by the big players, as just basic common-sense CYA approach. Even Reddit (still considered to be the highest-profile participant in the whole "Fappening" drama) has seen the writing on the wall and is implementing major changes to its policies on this type of content. It'll be interesting to see whether other prominent online properties follow suit, and what this means, long-term, for those who create content that ---even in its most benign manifestation--- features nudity and/or sexually-suggestive themes. Feb 25 15 10:41 am Link Jay Edwards wrote: Must be Australia then..... I was declined for sales of that playboy issue I had and a couple of other items. Feb 25 15 06:48 pm Link Feb 27 15 04:49 pm Link Cherrystone wrote: Hopefully this will be a wakeup call to people to find another more creative friendly platform Feb 27 15 07:14 pm Link Even tho I had deleted all my posts on my Blogger page years ago and have one post with no photo that was posted 2 years ago, I still received an email notice from Google saying that "according to their records" My content will be considered against blooger image policy starting immediately and to delete any posts or don't post any of my (nude art) images or they will be taken down. WTF... well no big loss since I never use blogger anymore. http://artsilvaphoto.blogspot.com Feb 27 15 07:50 pm Link Indeed. They changed their mind. Google scraps plan to block porn on Blogger https://ca.news.yahoo.com/google-scraps … nance.html Google u-turn on porn ban as it allows bloggers to show X-rated material... as long as they mark it 'adult' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article … ogger.html Feb 27 15 11:11 pm Link They seem to be backing down, Received this email: Dear Blogger User, Mar 06 15 09:00 am Link Good. Mar 06 15 03:34 pm Link |
