Google’s effort to keep malware off Blogger briefly ended up locking out legitimate publishers instead.
Beginning Tuesday, August 4, hundreds of Blogger sites were flagged under the platform’s Malware and Similar Malicious Content policy. The incident resulted in blogs being locked, hidden from public view, or deleted despite showing no evidence of malware infection.
For online platforms, the incident is a reminder that their ability to reach their audience ultimately depends on systems they neither control nor fully understand. When those systems make mistakes, even temporarily, the consequences can be catastrophic.
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