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Google Scraps Plan To Block Porn On Blogger

Google Scraps Plan To Block Porn On Blogger
BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 21: The Google logo is seen at the company's offices on August 21, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Google reported last month nearly $16 billion in earnings in its second-quarter, a 22% increase from a year earlier, though spending on driverless cars, Google Glass Internet-connected eyewear and hiring more employees brought earnings for the quarter down below expectations. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)
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BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 21: The Google logo is seen at the company's offices on August 21, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Google reported last month nearly $16 billion in earnings in its second-quarter, a 22% increase from a year earlier, though spending on driverless cars, Google Glass Internet-connected eyewear and hiring more employees brought earnings for the quarter down below expectations. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)

Google Inc has abandoned its plan to ban adult content on its blogging site Blogger after receiving negative feedback from users.

Google will instead "step up enforcement" of its existing policy prohibiting commercial porn, Jessica Pelegio, the company's social product support manager, wrote on Google Product Forums on Friday. (http://bit.ly/1JUPeEK)

Bloggers can continue to tag any blog with sexually explicit content as "adult" that is placed behind a warning page.

Google said earlier this week that Blogger users would no longer be able to post sexually explicit pictures or videos on the platform starting on March 23.

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