Well that was fast. Google only declared that it would begin cracking down on adult content posted to Blogger
a few days ago Read here, but it's already decided it was a bit hasty in its
decision. After coming under fire over the introduction of a retroactive
change that would ban sexually explicit images and video and also
required owners to delete older content, the search giant has told users
that it will crack down harder on the publishing of commercial porn
instead.
Google has decided to reverse the proposed ban. Instead it will “step up enforcement around the existing policy prohibiting commercial porn.”
"This week, we announced a change to Blogger's porn policy. We've
had a ton of feedback, in particular about the introduction of a
retroactive change (some people have had accounts for 10+ years), but
also about the negative impact on individuals who post sexually explicit
content to express their identities," says Jessica Pelegio, Social
Product Support Manager at Google. "Blog owners should continue to mark
any blogs containing sexually explicit content as "adult" so that they
can be placed behind an 'adult content' warning page."
So there you have it. Maybe Google realised it would see a mass
exodus of users jumping over to Tumblr or it just couldn't ignore the
negative responses coming its way. Either way, adult content still has a
home on Blogger, as long as it's your own or you have permission to
post it.
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