Thursday, October 20, 2022

 

 


Hi.

I recently received eight separate emails from Blogger, each one notifying me that one of my posts has been "flagged to us for review".  The emails also say that "This post was put behind a warning for readers because it contains sensitive content". Um, I don't understand exactly what those emails are trying to say. In order to view my blog at all, the reader has to acknowledge and accept awareness of this statement that always appears at the very beginning, before the reader can access my blog at all:

Sensitive Content Warning

This blog may contain sensitive content. In general, Google does not review nor do we endorse the content of this or any blog. For more information about our content policies, please visit the Blogger Community Guildelines.


Anyhow, pasted below is one of those eight emails. And note that clicking on the "review" link near the bottom of the email produced only the following error message.

400. That’s an error.

The server cannot process the request because it is malformed. It should not be retried. That’s all we know.


In other words, Blogger sent me a link that does not work. Very frustrating.

 

==============================================

 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 post titled "" was flagged to us 
for review. This post was put behind a warning for readers because it 
contains sensitive content; the post is visible at 
Your blog readers must acknowledge the warning before being able to read 
the post/blog.

    We apply warning messages to posts that contain sensitive content. If 
you are interested in having the status reviewed, please update the content 
to adhere to Blogger's Community Guidelines. Once the content is updated, 
you may republish it at 
This will trigger a review of the post.

    For more information, please review the following resources:

    Terms of Service: https://www.blogger.com/go/terms
    Blogger Community Guidelines: https://blogger.com/go/contentpolicy

    Sincerely,

    The Blogger Team

 

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All very puzzling and unsettling...

I was especially puzzled when Blogger singled out my Celebrity Initials list in one of those eight emails. Come on guys, that list is just pure joyful fun!

Anyhow, I find these eight emails to be troubling, and I'm not sure when I'll be posting stuff on my blogspot blog again.  But maybe soon.  Maybe...

Best wishes,

Carl Miller Daniels

 

 

 


4 comments:

whkattk said...

Oh, their algorithms have been creating havoc everywhere lately, removing posts, shutting down blogs....
They "suggested" that I also self-flag my blog with the Sensitive Content page to gain access. Well, mine has been behind that warning since Day One. It's all AI doing the scanning and scouting. And it's aggravating to say the least.

David said...

I hope this is a shower and not a tornado! I really like your blog! David

Dune said...

I received the same message, even though my blog was, from the beginning, marked as having adult content.
I don't think it's exactly from google. I considered it spam and didn't click on any links

Dune said...

I think that by going to your settings, just indicating that your content is for adults, the problem might be solved.