Google has backtracked on plans to ban sexually explicit images from its blogging platform Blogger, in the face of widespread opposition from users.The company had initially announced a ban on “sexually explicit or graphic nude images or video”, with just a few exceptions for content which offered “a substantial public benefit, for example in artistic, educational, documentary, or scientific contexts”.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/27/google-backtracks-on-porn-ban-in-bloggerAlso see:Google Reverses Ban on Explicit Material on Blogger
Google is serious when it says that “from time to time, we may change our content policies.”Just days after taking a tougher stance against sexually explicit material on its blogging platform, Google now says it won’t ban bloggers over sexually explicit material in most cases. Google never gave a clear reason why it suddenly decided to remove explicit material from Blogger. Other tech companies like Yahoo ‘s Tumblr have tried to set stricter boundaries, too. Google said its reversal came in response to feedback from bloggers who were concerned about their freedom of expression.
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/02/27/google-reverses-ban-on-explicit-material-on-blogger/Google reverses decision to limit adult content on Blogger
Google will continue to permit adult content to be publicly shared on Blogger, reversing a policy change it announced earlier this week.Instead of making blogs with sexually explicit content private, the search giant will “step up enforcement around our existing policy prohibiting commercial porn,” Google said Friday in a post on its product support page.
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