It’s hard out there for a porn blogger. According to an email Google sent some users this week, the company is moving to “strictly prohibit the monetization of Adult content on Blogger,” meaning that any sites on the Google-owned blogging platform that continue to display “adult” ads after June 30 will be shut down. Read the full text of the letter below:
The popular sex/tech writer Violet Blue has been eloquently taking Google and Blogger to task for the decision on Twitter, championing free sexual expression and pointing out that no guidelines are offered for what constitutes “adult” content.
History with regard to sexual expression online and its use-then-elimination to further corporate greed must cease to be repeated.
— violet blue ® (@violetblue) June 27, 2013
Deleting @Blogger blogs en masse will break sections of – damage – the internet. The blatant disregard for that alone sickens me.
— violet blue ® (@violetblue) June 27, 2013
The @Blogger email provides no guidance on what they consider "adult websites" or advertising: like, Amazon book links for an erotic author?
— violet blue ® (@violetblue) June 27, 2013
