LiveJournal sold to Russian Company SUP Fabrik

[cold_starlight]

I will not repeat the news, as I am sure everybody already knows it. I want to say, however, that in Russian segment of LJ (which is second biggest after English) there is a strong opinion that the deal was planned to come through exactly after the parliamentary elections in Russia, so all the Russian blogosphere would discuss the fact of sale of

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[janinedog]

I'm not a part of determining what is and isn't adult content (that's the Abuse Prevention Team's job), so you may wish to contact them if you'd like some clarification, though I don't know that they can give much without specific examples.

This is the definition of explicit adult content that was posted in lj_biz:

"Content that is graphic and explicit (depicting nudity, sexuality, or violence) that is appropriate only for adults and is not suitable for anyone under the age of 18. This label does not imply that the content is considered obscene, just that it is not appropriate for minors."

Given that definition, I don't think text-only pornography can be excluded. If it's something that describes sex in very graphic and explicit ways, then it may be considered explicit adult content. I know some people give movie-style rating to their writings (like PG-13, R, NC-17), and I think it's safe to assume that if you would rate your own content as NC-17, it's probably explicit adult content. Though of course, it totally depends on the specific case, as there's always going to cases that are right on the line.

Please keep in mind that anything I say here should not be taken as policy--I'm just an engineer. It's just my personal interpretation of things, and it may be totally wrong. :)