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Google tightens down on nude, sexually explicit Blogger content


The days of people posting sexually explicit material on Google-owned blogging platform Blogger may soon be numbered - or until March 23, to be exact.
 
Google updated its adult content policy for Blogger, where it said members can no longer publicly share sexually explicit images and video by then.
 
"Starting March 23, 2015, you won't be able to publicly share images and video that are sexually explicit or show graphic nudity on Blogger," it said.
 
Only case for nudity
 
It said the only case it will allow nudity is if the content offers a substantial public benefit.
 
An example is nudity in "artistic, educational, documentary, or scientific contexts," it said.
 
Blogger members with sexually explicit or graphic nude images or video will see their blogs made private after March 23.
 
"No content will be deleted, but private content can only be seen by the owner or admins of the blog and the people who the owner has shared the blog with," Google said.
 
It advised bloggers to remove sexually explicit or graphic nude images or video from their blogs or mark their blogs as private.
 
"If you’d rather take your blog down altogether, you can export your blog as a .xml file or archive your blog's text and images using Google Takeout," Google said.
 
Meanwhile, in the case of blogs created after March 23, Google said it "may remove the blog or take other action if it includes content that is sexually explicit or shows graphic nudity as explained in our content policy."
 
A separate article on tech site The Verge said Blogger is following the example of Twitter-owned social network Vine, which has prohibited the sharing of pornographic clips.
 
But The Verge also said this could cause some to move to rival blogging platforms, such as Tumblr, which it said "has kept studiously quiet about sexually explicit content."
 
Email notices
 
Meanwhile, some Blogger members said they have received an email from Google on the change to the Blogger content policy:
 
 
 
— Joel Locsin/TJD, GMA News
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