Tag Archives: Blogspot

Google Backs Down On Porn Ban

Via the Guardian: 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, …

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REMINDER: Add “/ncr” For Comments

We’re still waiting for the fix on Google’s new redirect on Blogspot, which makes JMG readers outside of the United States unable to see comments. For now the work-around is very simple, just add /ncr to the end of the URL for this or any site on Blogspot. Details are here.

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Another Google Change At JMG

A couple of months ago, Google began redirecting some readers to Blogspot addresses that ended in the country code of the user. Last night they added Canada, France, and several others to that list. Google explains: Q: Why is this happening?A: We are doing this to provide more support for managing content locally. If we receive a removal request that …

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Aaaaand We’re Back

I think. Blogger had one its semi-annual meltdowns this morning. At least the outages are shorter and farther apart than in years past. I understand the occasional glitch, that happens to everybody, I just wish Blogger hosted their status page somewhere that doesn’t go down when the rest of the service does. And Blogger outages make Shelley sad.

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