Google has announced a new policy that bans sexually explicit material on its Blogger platform.

In an announcement posted to its website, the search giant said that users will no longer be able to "publicly share images and video that are sexually explicit or show graphic nudity on Blogger" as of March 23.

However, Google will still allow nudity with the caveat that the content "offers a substantial public benefit, for example in artistic, educational, documentary, or scientific contexts."

So what does this mean for existing blogs? If your current blog has any "sexually explicit or graphic nude" images or video (i.e. porn), it will be made private. Google won't delete any of your content, but nobody will be able to see your blog except for you (the owner or admin) and people with whom you have shared the site.

If your blog was created before March 23, 2015, and contains content that violates the new policy, you have a few options. The first option is that you can simply remove the violating content, and your blog will not be marked as private. If you want to continue hosting and posting sexually explicit or graphic nude images on Blogger, your blog will need to be private going forward.

If this new policy doesn't sit well with you, you have a third option of ditching Blogger altogether and finding a new platform. You can export your blog as an .xml file, or archive your blog's text and images using Google Takeout.

Google warned that it's going to be especially strict with new blogs. "For any blogs created after March 23, 2015, we may remove the blog or take other action if it includes content that is sexually explicit or shows graphic nudity as explained in our content policy," Google warned.

The move comes after Google in 2013 began cracking down on adult ads on Blogger. The platform now strictly prohibits the monetization of adult content, meaning you can't start a blog on the site to make money off adult content.

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