Blogger porn ban – Google's arbitrary prudishness is attacking the integrity of the web

Google's decision to force blogs hosting adult content into becoming invitation-only services is a deliberate and ill-considered sabotage on free speech and connectivity, writes Zoe Margolis, of sex blog Girl With A One-Track Mind

Google has steadily been cutting down on adult-oriented material hosted on Blogger, its blogging platform, over the last few years. Previously, bloggers could freely post "images or videos that contain nudity or sexual activity," albeit behind an warning screen that Blogger implemented in 2013.

Then, Blogger said "censoring this content is contrary to a service that bases itself on freedom of expression", so bloggers rightly assumed that they would be free to continue to post adult content.