Blogger blogs hosting adult material will be made private by owner Google next month
Google
has warned users of its Blogger platform that blogs containing sexually
explicit images and videos will be made private on 23 March.
None of the blogs will be deleted, but they will no longer be publicly visible, the tech giant says. People currently posting adult content are advised to either remove it or make their blogs private themselves.
Blogs created after the March deadline may be taken down if they contain adult material, the updated terms state.
Under the updated adult policy terms, nudity will be allowed on Blogger blogs only if it "offers a substantial public benefit, for example in artistic, educational, documentary, or scientific contexts".
Bloggers are already asked to use the tag "adult" if their site contains explicit material, which means a warning page appears before the site can be accessed.
Under its current terms, Google reserves the right to add that tag itself even if the blog author disagrees.
In 2013 the company banned Blogger sites from carrying adverts for adult websites.
