Reply To: Questions about the new guidelines
It is not my field. @gallupsmirror may try to explain.
It is lawful to link to copyrighted materials but not to infringing materials. By law, links to infringing materials technically must be removed upon discovery of the site manager or upon notice from the copyright holder. Usually it’s the originating site (not the site with links pointing to it) that gets this notice or takes this action. Read this for more details.
Google’s definition of nudity includes:
“While we recognize that interpretations of adult or mature content may vary across countries and cultures, we hold all publishers accountable to the same content requirements so that we can ensure a safe and healthy global advertising ecosystem. If you’re unsure about whether or not something might be considered adult content, our general rule of thumb is this: if you wouldn’t want a child to see the content or you would be embarrassed to view the page at work in front of colleagues, then you should not place ad code on it.”
“Google ads may not be placed on content that is sexually suggestive and/or intended to cause sexual arousal. Examples of content that may be considered sexually gratifying include, but are not limited to:
close-ups of breasts, buttocks, or crotches
sheer or see-through clothing or lingerie
strategically covered nudity (includes situations in which genitals are blurred out by camera)
images of men or women posing and/or undressing in a seductive manner”
I would add that that it’s safe to assume an image displaying body parts that would be covered by typical bathing suits would be considered an image of nudity. Probably the best test we have here at AZ is that Google cuts off our advertising when one of their crawlers decides we’re showing nudes, but naturally we don’t want it getting to that point.
