Thanks Anon to pointing out that Blogger decided it won't remove all adult blogs, but crack down on commercial ones. I think this is fine and so I'm sticking with Blogger for now, but I might start a Tumblr in the future.
A few hours ago I received the following email from Blogger:
Dear Blogger User,While I don't agree with the changes, fighting Google is a Sisyphean task that I won't engage in, barring a groundswell movement. To me, this is just another example of corporate busybodies uncomfortable with the realities of human sexuality (and oddly comfortable with images of graphic violence), but Blogger is their thingamajig and they can do what they want with it. If Blogger wants to abolish half of its blogs, that's their business.
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
That said, this blog doesn't contain sexually explicit images or video, so I very much doubt I'll be affected by this. I might want to in the future, but I wasn't planning on it in short term. This does mean that I have to think about what I'll do in the future. Hence, if the Iron Grasp of Google becomes too tight I might be squeezed into Tumblr. I like Tumblr in that it's easier to engage with people and it's more like a social network, but that I don't like for the same reason I don't like Twitter: it's all pretty superficial, and if you haven't noticed I like to write walls and walls of text. Another option is getting a website -- if my writing career takes of this will definitely be something I'll do.
Anyways, if you have any suggestions where I should go in a hypothetical move, let me know in the comments.
I switched off the adult content flag on my blog a few months back because I was sick of the content warning. I think the only real danger of getting shut down is if someone does a "report abuse", but that would just be a dick move on their part. Google likes to remove services for the hell of it anyway, so when it hits the fan I'll prolly try wordpress or weebly?
ReplyDeleteI think it's worth mentioning that even if the above policy change had gone through, when it comes to sexual content Blogger would still have been at the permissive end of the spectrum for free blogs.
DeleteFor example, Wordpress's content policies are pretty much the same as Google was proposing, while Weebly doesn't allow sites "involving nudity in a sexual context, exposed genitalia or adult themes"
Isn't who search adult contents a pervert for the public opinion?
DeleteIt's better show an headshot than a breast.
If you in a game does an "immoral" sexual action means that you are sick, not that it's only fiction and, for example, you won't never spike a girl's drink.
When an actor interpret a very bad guy can receive compliment for his interpretation and say that it has been an interesting experience, the majority don't say that he is sick for deciding to do this.
The saddest thing is that if the adult world is so big mean that people that think that sex isn't something you have to feel ashamed aren't few, naturally one has to do attention before saying this aloud, because the fear to be judged is very strong.
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Tumblr does have a text function, so that's good. I'd like if more of AIF's world was on tumblr, because I'm a bit alone over there right now. That said, I don't think this should effect you based on your actual content.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to comment the news, but it seems Google changed idea
ReplyDeletehttps://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!category-topic/blogger/jAep2mLabQY
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Thanks for letting me know.
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