Google backtracks on porn ban in Blogger

Heeding 'ton of feedback' from users, company announces it won't implement changes, but steps up enforcement of existing policy on sexually explicit content

Google has backtracked on plans to ban sexually explicit images from its blogging platform Blogger, in the face of widespread opposition from users.

The company had initially announced a ban on "sexually explicit or graphic nude images or video", with just a few exceptions for content which offered "a substantial public benefit, for example in artistic, educational, documentary, or scientific contexts".