London: Google has reportedly banned porn and other sexually explicit images from its blogging platform, Blogger, and has given users a time period of 30 days to comply or get banned from hosting public blogs.
Google asked users to take down all “sexually explicit or graphic nude images or video” and warned that their sites would be made private if they fail to do so by March 23, The Independent reported.
The report said that the search engine giant will not delete any explicit images but it will only be available to the blog administrators after the expiry of the deadline.
The new policy marks a significant shift from the previous ones on the site where Google permitted “images or videos that contain nudity or sexual activity” but asked users to mark such blogs as “adult.”
The blogging platform earlier placed restrictions only on banned explicit content that was illegal or shared without the consent of those depicted in it.
Google however, said that it will allow nudity “if the content offers a substantial public benefit, for example in artistic, educational, documentary, or scientific contexts.”
The users on the platform have complained that the short notice and the apparent reversal of policy was unfair.
(ANI)
