Ridiculous policies - but at the same time, they sell their user´s
information for spying agencies. Great morals.

On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 6:18 AM, 'Eric Rex' via omnisport <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Blogger has decided to tighten up their community standards, as shown by
> the letter below.  It sounds like they are developing standards more like
> we have had at Omnisport, all along.
>
> Phrasing is ambiguous, though.  It will be interesting to see how thing
> play out.
>
> Omnisport is a Google Group so their interpretation in allowing or banning
> blogs will be interesting for us too.  The blog has been less careful than
> we are at Omnisport...
>
> Sports images certainly have erotic overtones for many, and for many of
> our group members.  Will a model in a speedo be considered too much for
> blogger or Google down the line? What if you can see the outline of his
> package?  Will that be considered "sexually explicit or graphic" ???
>
> We will have to see how this plays out.
>
>   ----- Forwarded Message -----
>  *From:* Blogger <[email protected]>
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Sent:* Monday, February 23, 2015 9:08 PM
> *Subject:* Blogger Content Policy Update
>
> Dear Blogger User,
>
> 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
>
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