I have heard some buzz today that Blogger is deleting all adult blogs, come this Sunday. Is this for real, or is it urban myth?
I did Google "Blogger" + "deleting adult blogs" and saw a bunch of old posts from 2010, 2011, etc. about similar scares. Nothing seemed to come of those, although who knows. I can't find any sort of official announcement anywhere. Does anyone know if this is really happening?
And if so, what can we do? How does one back up a blog that goes back years? Is there any way to pick up the whole thing and transfer it elsewhere? If so, how? My Internet savvy is highly limited in these areas.
Really need to hear from those in the know -- thanks! :-)
EDIT: OK, so it seems it's not a complete sweep of adult blogs, but those who "monetize," whatever the hell that means. You can't have advertisements to pay porn sites and so forth. But what constitutes advertising? If I post a link to a Spanking Library video for sale, is that advertising??
Here's the notice that some have received (I have not):
"You are receiving this message because you are the admin of a blog hosted on Blogger which is identified to have Adult content.
What exactly does this mean?
I did Google "Blogger" + "deleting adult blogs" and saw a bunch of old posts from 2010, 2011, etc. about similar scares. Nothing seemed to come of those, although who knows. I can't find any sort of official announcement anywhere. Does anyone know if this is really happening?
And if so, what can we do? How does one back up a blog that goes back years? Is there any way to pick up the whole thing and transfer it elsewhere? If so, how? My Internet savvy is highly limited in these areas.
Really need to hear from those in the know -- thanks! :-)
EDIT: OK, so it seems it's not a complete sweep of adult blogs, but those who "monetize," whatever the hell that means. You can't have advertisements to pay porn sites and so forth. But what constitutes advertising? If I post a link to a Spanking Library video for sale, is that advertising??
Here's the notice that some have received (I have not):
"You are receiving this message because you are the admin of a blog hosted on Blogger which is identified to have Adult content.
Please be advised that on June 30th 2013, we will be updating our Content Policy to strictly prohibit the monetization of Adult content on Blogger. After June 30th 2013, we will be enforcing this policy and will remove blogs which are adult in nature and are displaying advertisements to adult websites.
If your adult blog currently has advertisements which are adult in nature, you should remove them as soon as possible as to avoid any potential Terms of Service violation and/or content removals.
Sincerely,
The Blogger Team"
What exactly does this mean?