Comments on: Google… Why Did You Block Me?

By: Betsy Finn

Betsy Finn — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:02:22 +0000

Uggh. Still blocked. I even removed all those links etc as a precaution, and resubmitted it. No direct way to contact Google about this, and I’m getting the sinking feeling that my Google profile might be doomed to being banned perpetually.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:35:25 +0000

This is an unfortunate consequence of the free-wheeling nature of the internet. It would not be difficult for someone to report your profile/website as ‘offensive’ with no real justification thereof. Obviously, Google made no attempt that you are aware of to validate the reasoning behind their actions, which is not too surprising (big fish/little fish syndrome – they’ve got bigger fish to fry: China). My own site (which is hosted on SmugMug) is only pictures of family – vacations, church, sports events, etc. – but it gets blocked by some content filtering applications because it is classified as a “photo sharing” website and you know about THOSE kinds of sites (wink, wink). I would pursue this directly with Google and try to determine why the action was taken to try and prevent it happening again in the future. Good luck.

By: Karen Linsley, CPP

Karen Linsley, CPP — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:21:52 +0000

Probaby a jealous photographer, but to be sure, a huge pain in the rear. I’m sure you will get it straightened out soon!