: Does Google App Engine allow adult content? I am going to make a social photo album site with explicit adult content. I am wondering whether Google allows adult content/sites to be hosted on

@Moriarity557

I'd like to correct the answer above with new information: It is now not explicitly forbidden. This is new as of the advent of Google Cloud Platform; You can read their Acceptable Use Policy for full details.

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@BetL925

Apparently, the Acceptable Use Policy has changed and now adult content is allowed.

Greg D'Alesandre, Senior Product Manager for Google App Engine has even stated it explicitly here:


I was wondering when someone was gonna notice. This was not a mistake.
The new policy does not prohibit pornography nor gambling. The policy was
written to disallow illegal activities but to be flexible in terms of the
sorts of businesses people are trying to build. While you need to talk to
your own lawyers about the legality of the business you build, pornography
as a whole is no longer disallowed from acceptable use.

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@Pope3001725

It is prohibited.


Prohibited Content
The Content displayed and/or processed
through your Application or other web site utilizing the Service shall
not contain any of the following types of content:


Content that infringes a third party's rights (e.g., copyright)
according to applicable law;
Pornographic, obscene or excessively profane content;
Hate-related or violent content;
Content advocating racial or ethnic intolerance;
Content intended to advocate or advance computer hacking or
cracking;
Gambling; Other illegal activity, including without limitation
illegal export of controlled substances or illegal software;
Drug paraphernalia;
Phishing;
Malicious content;
Other material, products or services that violate or encourage
conduct that would violate any criminal laws, any other applicable
laws, or any third-party rights.

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