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Updated policy on image uploads from our users

Feb 22, 2016 8:16 PM err0r 22 comments Comments open

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News · Published Feb 22, 2016 8:16 PM

We have been forced to update our rules on what images are allowed to be uploaded by our users. This is to ensure we can continue to operate under the guidelines of our advertisers.

Along with these changes to the rules we have made certain sections of our website "members only". This means you must be registered and signed in to see them. This includes the blogs section and the user albums section.

While we don't agree with all the new policies we must enforce them in order to provide you with continuing service. Please read over the following rules governing image uploads and edit your albums as need. "Remember you can make albums private for friends only to view".

User Images/Albums:

Nudity and pornography

The following types of images are not allowed:

  • pornographic images, videos, or games
  • pornographic cartoons or anime (hentai/ecchi)
  • nudity

Sexually gratifying content

Images that are sexually suggestive and/or intended to cause sexual arousal. are not allowed. 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

Fetishes and sexual aids

No promotion, selling, or discussing sexual fetishes, aids, devices, or enhancement tools.

A fetish may be an obsession or sexual desire in which gratification is dependent upon specific objects (diapers, food items, etc.), materials (leather, latex, etc), parts of a body (feet, toes, ears, etc.), or situations. Examples of types of fetishes and fetishistic practices may include, but are not limited to:

  • bestiality, necrophilia, incest, and voyeurism
  • role-playing, bondage, dominance and submission
  • sadomasochism, snuff

Buzzen may consider something to be a sexual aid, device, or enhancement tool if it is used for sexual pleasure and/or to improve sexual experiences. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • sexual toys such as vibrators, dildos, personal lubricants
  • penis and breast enlargement tools and/or medications

Buzzen may remove any image that violates the above standards. Buzzen also reserves the right to remove any image considered not appropiate for public viewing. Violating the image policies may result your warnings and/or removal of account.

 

We will be enforcing these new rules starting today!

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22 comments
Mar 6, 2016 7:54 PM
what about user links to malware and profanity
Mar 6, 2016 9:14 PM
Forum was removed because it was causing a problem with super slow logins
Former Member
Mar 14, 2016 5:37 AM
What about removing the annoying advertisers, then you could set whatever policies you wanted? I'm sure the users could contribute enough to make the advertisers unnecessary. Most people have ad blockers and never see them anyway.
Mar 14, 2016 12:04 PM
My comment here was lost... So I will post it again. Whats the use of having a "PRIVATE" Album option if it is not private at all! It may contain sensitive media but in my opinion, since it was supposed to be "private", you should stop taking it down. And how sure are we that our messages are private from you guys?
Former Member
Mar 14, 2016 12:12 PM
its chat you cant be sure of anything if you have something you don't want exposed then simply don't post it.
Mar 14, 2016 7:46 PM
I only meant buzzen going over private albums. If they can do that, then their previous assurance of not getting into the messages when they have deleted it would be questionable. Since messages are supposed to be between the sender and recipient, that is, private. I am not dumb enough to not know that with internet its possible to know almost everything. If you will pry. All i am asking is for buzzen to categorize what really is private. And up to where are they suppose to apply their rules.
Mar 14, 2016 9:07 PM
Even if the album is private the image can still be accessed by it's direct url and thus can pose problems for us if the image is linked anywhere that it can be indexed. We are 100% open about everything we do. To see this all you have to do is look at past news and our facebook. If we say we don't look at messages we don't. The only proof we have is our word and if that isn't good enough then there is little else we can do to assure you.
Mar 14, 2016 9:12 PM
Only senior system operators have access to view private images ( private only means that people not on your friends list do not have access to it ) Only trusted senior staff members that have been with Buzzen for years have access to these pictures to monitor for things that violate the image policy. We have to do this to prevent things like child pornography. They now enforce the new buzzen image policy as well. We don't do this because we want to, but rather because we have to.
Mar 14, 2016 9:16 PM
All members of Buzzen staff sign non disclosure contracts and a copy of their Legal ID's is required to work for Buzzen. We take the privacy of our users seriously.