Blogger routinely does this, takes down blogs for no good reason, most of the blogs are eventually restored after weeks or months of efforts on the part of the blog owners. So far today I know of two, Gates of Vienna and Babbazee's Brain. Yesterday Michael Travis left this message in a comment:
Debbie & Grouch,
I have just had a long conversation with the Google people. Google has advised me that due to complaint by Weasel Zippers , they have terminated the Christian Website "Babbazeesbrain.Com"
This disgusts me (as An Israeli Jew) and I hope everyone contacts Google for an explanation and not...Weasels!
Psalms and gospel are not a reason for complaint!
If the Zippers have problem, then they should step out of the shadows and explain them selves.
If Christianity is a crime, then so be it!
My job is (as you know) Defence Intelligence. If the 'ZIPPERS" WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN THEIR COMPLAINT AGAINST Christians , then they should do it within the next 72 hours
Posted by: Michael Travis | January 16, 2013 at 06:46 PM
Today we get this word from Greg at Rhymes With Right:
Gates Of Vienna Blog -- MIA
I just found out (H/T Holger of Holger Awakens) that the Gates of Vienna Blog has been removed. I do not know why, neither, according to the tweets from the folks at GoV do they.
GoV is a longstanding anti-jihad blog. I've not always agreed with them, but have respected them. They are also former Watcher's COuncil members.
WHy has the blog disappeared? Why, presumably, has Google shut them down without explanation to the blog owners? This strikes me as very problematic for a number of reasons.
If you know of any other blogs that have been taken down, leave the information in the comment section.
It looks as if this wasn't done by Blogger. In fact they were just as amazed of this as were the blog owners.
The blogs involved are back up. The FBI is looking into the incident and rumor has it that this was done by a Muslim Hacker (possibly Iran).
Posted by: Mystical Time Traveler | January 17, 2013 at 07:12 PM
Magical Time Traveler: Thanks for that. I figured that was the case, it has happened many times before specifically to Blogger blogs. It is so easy to click on the button at the top of the blog and report it for something offensive. It takes time to get things straightened out. Glad this was so quickly fixed.
Debbie
Posted by: Debbie | January 17, 2013 at 07:15 PM
Hmmmmm ? Iblogger is'nt known for it's security features, and neither is wordpress.
I got a nasty e-mail from some chinese turd warning me to quit telling the truth about chinese govt warmongering or he was gonna destroy my blog.
When somebody threatens me, it's the green light to hit em even harder !
And i will.
Me thinks hes a chinese student here in the USA or Canada, as his ip says as much.
That this Muslime hacker could take down this blog, shows that he could breach the password code or worse.
hopefully they did not have too much personal info on their account.
How is typepad for security features Deb ?
Ever had a problem?
Posted by: PALADIN | January 18, 2013 at 12:06 AM
GoV was shut down again, yesterday. As one who posts at GoV, both articles and comments, using a pseudonym for the former and "Anonymous" for the latter, Blogger's "Verboten" sign is posted on a virtual barbed wire fence with "We are here to help you" goons manning the machine gun towers.
For the notice is not only about "Terms of Service." The caption reads: "If you are an author of this blog, tell us who you are! Sign is using your Google account." This reads to me like a Googlebama Schutzpolizei dragnet.
Posted by: Pulaski | January 20, 2013 at 02:23 PM
GOV was back up pretty quickly this time, as were a couple of other Blogger sites. Seems this happens routinely.
Posted by: Debbie | January 20, 2013 at 02:32 PM
The blog,The Last Crusade has been taken down and replaced with a dating site
Posted by: Ginger Shifflett | January 20, 2013 at 04:53 PM
Ginger: Google owns Blogger. Google has it fingers in many pies, thus they can and do control Blogger blogs.
As to the Last Crusade, it has been inactive/gone for a long time. I'm not sure if Mr. Williams stopped posting and took down the site himself, or it was taken down -- 2011 I think.
Posted by: Debbie | January 20, 2013 at 06:46 PM