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I'm in the same boat. My open source chrome extension[1] has just been taken down[2] after several years of no complaints because it apparently violated content

by extesy 6y ago

I'm in the same boat. My open source chrome extension[1] has just been taken down[2] after several years of no complaints because it apparently violated content policies related to nudity and pornography. Say what? Well, I guess you could view _any_ image using my extension, including nudes. Isn't that the problem with most other extensions which could be used on porn sites, like editing cookies, etc? I've submitted it for re-review but I'm not holding much hopes. [1] https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom [2] https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom/issues/512 https://github.com/extesy/hoverzoom/issues/512

__s 6y ago
Only perverts use binoculars
yellowapple 6y ago
I mentioned this in the GitHub issue thread (howdy!), but I strongly suspect it has to do with specific references to pornographic sites in the extension's manifest. If only Google would mind its own business instead of playing mommy-knows-best and dictating its morality on grown adults.
- teruakohatu 6y ago
  It is also a fork of an extension that contained malware, so an automated code review tool trained on malware might be catching it.
  - ehsankia 6y ago
    I was actually gonna ask, isn't hoverzoom a malware? But I guess this is a fork of it. I've since switched to Imagus but I do miss HoverZoom.
  - yellowapple 6y ago
    That's a possibility, too, but the email specifically mentioned pornographic content or extensions that might "drive traffic" to pornographic sites so that seemed like the more likely reason.
madboston 6y ago
Oh no! You can view nude images and porn videos on Chrome. Should scrape the whole project. /s
Ice_cream_suit 6y ago
""js": ["plugins/imagefap.js"], "matches": ["://.imagefap.com/*"]" This line and others like this, are probably the issue.
- hrktb 6y ago
  probably, and that also make the situation so much more stupid. I’m so glad to not have to rely on chrome extensions.

by extesy 6y ago

__s 6y ago

Only perverts use binoculars

yellowapple 6y ago

I mentioned this in the GitHub issue thread (howdy!), but I strongly suspect it has to do with specific references to pornographic sites in the extension's manifest. If only Google would mind its own business instead of playing mommy-knows-best and dictating its morality on grown adults.

teruakohatu 6y ago
It is also a fork of an extension that contained malware, so an automated code review tool trained on malware might be catching it.
- ehsankia 6y ago
  I was actually gonna ask, isn't hoverzoom a malware? But I guess this is a fork of it. I've since switched to Imagus but I do miss HoverZoom.
- yellowapple 6y ago
  That's a possibility, too, but the email specifically mentioned pornographic content or extensions that might "drive traffic" to pornographic sites so that seemed like the more likely reason.

madboston 6y ago

Oh no! You can view nude images and porn videos on Chrome. Should scrape the whole project. /s

Ice_cream_suit 6y ago

""js": ["plugins/imagefap.js"], "matches": ["://.imagefap.com/*"]" This line and others like this, are probably the issue.

hrktb 6y ago
probably, and that also make the situation so much more stupid. I’m so glad to not have to rely on chrome extensions.