Saturday, November 09, 2024

Blog Blocked

Yesterday morning, I received this notice from Google indicating my blog had been made unavailable to blog readers because it violated their Community Guidelines...

Hello, As you may know, our Community Guidelines (https://blogger.com/go/contentpolicy) describe the boundaries for what we allow-- and don't allow-- on Blogger. Your blog titled "http://ncmotorcyclists.blogspot.com/" was flagged to us for review. We have determined that it violates our guidelines and have made the URL http://ncmotorcyclists.blogspot.com/ unavailable to blog readers. Why was your blog removed? Your content has violated our REGULATED policy. Please visit our Community Guidelines page linked in this email to learn more. If we feel that a blog's content does not fit within the expectations of our Policy, we no longer allow it to be publicly available. If you believe we made an error, you can request an appeal https://www.blogger.com/go/appeal-blog?blogId=14759407. You may have the option to pursue your claims in court. If you have legal questions or wish to examine legal options that may be available to you, you may want to consult with your own legal counsel. Sincerely, -The Blogger Team

I immediately appealed the decision as I was in danger of losing 14 years of posts and photos. Fortunately, that evening they reinstated my blog...

Hello, We have re-evaluated your blog against Blogger Community Guidelines https://blogger.com/go/contentpolicy. Upon review, the blog has been reinstated. You may access the blog at http://ncmotorcyclists.blogspot.com/. Thank you for understanding. Sincerely, The Blogger Team

In my opinion, it would have been more appropriate for them to have given me a warning first and then the opportunity to make corrections instead of just banning the blog outright. My guess is that it was due to some autonomous bot and when a real person looked at the blog, saw nothing that violated their Community Guidelines.

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