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{{short description|Blogging platform currently owned by Google}}
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{{Infobox website
| name = Blogger
| logo = [[File:Blogger icon 2017.svg|90px|Blogger logo]]
| logo_caption = 
| screenshot = 
| caption = Blogger's Updated Interface
| url = {{URL|https://www.blogger.com/}}
| commercial = Yes
| type = [[Blog publishing system|Blog host]]
| registration = Optional, Free
| language = [[#Available languages|See below]]
| country_of_origin = United States
| area_served = Worldwide
| owner = [[Google]]
| founder = {{Unbulleted list|class=nowrap|[[Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)|Evan Williams]]|[[Meg Hourihan]]}}
| programming_language = [[Java (programming language)|Java]]
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|1999|8|23}}<ref name="story">{{cite web |url=http://www.blogger.com/about |title=The Story of Blogger |publisher=Blogger.com |date=October 8, 2003 |access-date=December 25, 2011 |archive-date=April 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419040257/http://www.blogger.com/about |url-status=live }}</ref>
| current_status = Active
}}
'''Blogger''' is an American online [[content management system]] founded in 1999 that enables its users to write [[blog]]s with time-stamped entries. [[Pyra Labs]] developed it before being acquired by [[Google]] in 2003. Google hosts the blogs, which can be accessed through a subdomain of '''blogspot.com'''. Blogs can also be accessed from a user-owned [[Domain name|custom domain]] (such as www.example.com) by using [[Domain Name System|DNS]] facilities to direct a domain to Google's servers.<ref name="story" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/1233387|title=Set up a custom domain - Blogger Help|website=support.google.com|language=en|access-date=June 2, 2018|archive-date=October 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025104334/https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/1233387|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://buzz.blogger.com/2015/01/custom-domains-for-your-blog-made-easy_13.html|title=Custom domains for your blog made easy|publisher=buzz.blogger.com|access-date=January 13, 2015|archive-date=January 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118185503/http://buzz.blogger.com/2015/01/custom-domains-for-your-blog-made-easy_13.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A user can have up to 100 blogs or websites per account.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/42348?hl=en|title=the limits on my Blogger account|access-date=January 8, 2014|archive-date=January 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108062334/https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/42348?hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref>

Blogger enabled users to publish blogs and websites to their own web hosting server via [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]] until May 1, 2010. All such blogs and websites had to be redirected to a blogspot.com [[subdomain]] or point their own domain to Google's servers via [[Domain Name System|DNS]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Important Note to FTP Users|url=https://blogger.googleblog.com/2010/01/important-note-to-ftp-users.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 25, 2011|publisher=Official Blogger Blog|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906223017/https://blogger.googleblog.com/2010/01/important-note-to-ftp-users.html |archive-date=September 6, 2016 }}</ref>

==History==
[[Pyra Labs]] launched Blogger on August 23, 1999. It is credited with popularizing the format as one of the first dedicated blog-publishing tools.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of blogging |url=https://online.ndm.edu/news/communication/history-of-blogging/ |work= NDMU |date=March 22, 2018 |access-date=2024-11-22}}</ref> Pyra Labs was purchased by [[Google]] in February 2003 for an undisclosed amount. Premium features, which Pyra had actually offered for a fee, were made free as a result of the takeover. [[Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)|Evan Williams]], a co-founder of Pyra Labs, left Google in October 2004. [[Picasa]] was acquired by Google in 2004, and Picasa and its photo-sharing service Hello were incorporated into Blogger, enabling users to upload images to their blogs.<ref name="Official Blogger Blog">{{Cite web|title=Official Blogger Blog|url=https://blogger.googleblog.com/|access-date=April 20, 2021|website=Official Blogger Blog|language=en|archive-date=August 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801121055/https://blogger.googleblog.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Blogger underwent a major redesign on May 9, 2004, which included [[web standards]]-compliant templates, individual archive pages for posts, comments, and email posting. Blogger's new version, codenamed "Invader," was released in [[beta]] alongside the gold update on August 14, 2006. Users were moved to Google servers, and new features such as interface language in French, Italian, German, and Spanish were added.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blogger Beta: Feature Complete! |url=https://blogger.googleblog.com/2006/11/blogger-beta-feature-complete.html |date= November 2, 2006 |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=Official Blogger Blog |language=en |archive-date=June 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627233308/https://blogger.googleblog.com/2006/11/blogger-beta-feature-complete.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2006, this new version of Blogger was taken out of beta. By May 2007, Blogger had completely moved over to Google-operated servers. Blogger was ranked 16 on the list of top 50 domains in terms of number of unique visitors in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meattle |first=Jay |date=October 30, 2007 |title=Top-50 Websites - Ranked by Unique Visitors; Digg.com, Facebook, Flickr sky rocketing |url=http://blog.compete.com/2007/10/30/top-50-websites-domains-digg-youtube-flickr-facebook/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625012552/http://blog.compete.com/2007/10/30/top-50-websites-domains-digg-youtube-flickr-facebook/ |archive-date=Jun 25, 2008 |website=Compete}}</ref>

On February 24, 2015, Blogger announced that as of late March it would no longer allow its users to post sexually explicit content, unless the nudity offers "substantial public benefit," for example in "artistic, educational, documentary, or scientific contexts."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCormick |first=Rich |date=2015-02-24 |title=Google-owned Blogger bans sexually explicit content |url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/2/24/8097975/google-owned-blogger-bans-sexually-explicit-content |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=The Verge |language=en-US |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412170152/https://www.theverge.com/2015/2/24/8097975/google-owned-blogger-bans-sexually-explicit-content |url-status=live }}</ref> On February 28, 2015, accounting for severe backlash from long-term bloggers, Blogger reversed its decision on banning sexual content, going back to the previous policy that allowed explicit images and videos if the blog was marked as "adult".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Sami |date=2015-02-28 |title=Backlash Forces Google to Reverse Move to Ban Porn on Blogger |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/backlash-forces-google-reverse-move-ban-porn-blogger-624803 |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=www.ibtimes.co.in |language=en |archive-date=October 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016200732/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/backlash-forces-google-reverse-move-ban-porn-blogger-624803 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Redesign===
As part of the Blogger redesign in 2006, all blogs associated with a user's Google Account were migrated to Google servers. Blogger claims that the service is now more reliable because of the quality of the servers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://buzz.blogger.com/2006/12/new-version-of-blogger.html |title=Blogger Buzz: The New Version of Blogger |publisher=Buzz.blogger.com |access-date=December 25, 2011 |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708015912/http://buzz.blogger.com/2006/12/new-version-of-blogger.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Along with the migration to [[List of Google products|Google servers]], several new features were introduced, including label organization, a [[drag-and-drop]] template editing interface, reading permissions (to create private blogs) and new [[Web feed]] options. Furthermore, blogs are updated dynamically, as opposed to rewriting [[HTML]] files.

In a version of the service called Blogger in Draft,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://draft.blogger.com/ |title=Draft.blogger.com |publisher=Draft.blogger.com |access-date=December 25, 2011 |archive-date=September 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912221241/https://draft.blogger.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> new features are tested before being released to all users. New features are discussed in the service's official blog.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bloggerindraft.blogspot.com/ |title=Bloggerindraft.blogspot.com |publisher=Bloggerindraft.blogspot.com |access-date=September 9, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919102244/http://bloggerindraft.blogspot.com/ |archive-date=September 19, 2012 }}</ref>
In September 2009, Google introduced new features into Blogger as part of its tenth-anniversary celebration. The features included a new interface for post editing, improved image handling, Raw HTML Conversion, and other [[Google Docs]]-based implementations, including:

* Adding location to posts via [[geotagging]].
* Post time-stamping at publication, not at original creation.
* Vertical re-sizing of the post editor. The size is saved in a per-user, per-blog preference.
* Link editing in compose mode.
* Full [[Safari (web browser)|Safari 3]] support and fidelity on both [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] and [[macOS]].
* New Preview dialog that shows posts in a width and font size approximating what is seen in the published view.
* Placeholder image for tags so that embeds are movable in compose mode.
* New toolbar with Google aesthetics, faster loading time, and "undo" and "redo" buttons, also added the full justification button, a strike-through button, and an expanded color palette.

In 2010, Blogger introduced new templates and redesigned its website. The new post editor was criticized for being less reliable than its predecessor.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 26, 2008 |title=Critique and Criticism of the New Blogger Post Editor – Experiment Garden |url=http://experimentgarden.blogspot.com/2009/12/critique-and-criticism-of-new-blogger.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721223554/http://experimentgarden.blogspot.com/2009/12/critique-and-criticism-of-new-blogger.html |archive-date=July 21, 2011 |access-date=December 25, 2011 |publisher=Experimentgarden.blogspot.com}}</ref>

In March 2017, Blogger released new designs like Soho, Contempo, Emporio, Notable, and call them as Theme, not templates.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Share your unique style with new Blogger themes |url=https://blogger.googleblog.com/2017/03/share-your-unique-style-with-new.html |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=Official Blogger Blog |language=en |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405184155/https://blogger.googleblog.com/2017/03/share-your-unique-style-with-new.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2020, Google Blogger slowly introduced an improved web experience for Blogger. They moved everyone to the new interface starting in late June, many Blogger creators see the new interface become their default. Blogger is now responsive on the web, making it easier to use on mobile devices in addition to having a new look.<ref name="Official Blogger Blog"/>

===Available languages===
As of late 2016, Blogger is available in these 60 languages: Afrikaans, Amharic, Arabic, Basque, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Hong Kong), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (United Kingdom), English (United States), Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, and Zulu.<ref name="Official Blogger Blog"/>

===Country-specific Blogger addresses===
In February 2013, Blogger began integrating user blogs with multiple country-specific URLs. For example, <kbd>exampleuserblogname.blogspot.com</kbd> would be automatically redirected to <kbd>exampleuserblogname.blogspot.ca</kbd> in Canada, <kbd>exampleuserblogname.blogspot.co.uk</kbd> in the United Kingdom. Blogger explained that by doing this they could manage the blog content more locally so if there was any objectionable material that violated a particular country's laws they could remove and block access to that blog for that country through the assigned [[Country code top-level domain|ccTLD]] while retaining access through other ccTLD addresses and the default Blogspot.com URL. If a blog using a country-specific URL was removed it is still technically possible to access the blog through Google's No Country Redirect override by entering the URL using the regular Blogspot.com address and adding <kbd>/ncr</kbd> after <kbd>.com</kbd>.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/2402711?hl=en|title=My blog redirects to a country-specific URL (ccTLD)|access-date=June 18, 2014|archive-date=July 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713065418/https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/2402711?hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2018, Blogger stopped redirecting to ccTLDs and country-specific URLs would now redirect to the default Blogspot.com addresses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogger.googleblog.com/2018/05/its-spring-cleaning-time-for-blogger.html|title=It's spring cleaning time for Blogger|publisher=Blogger team|date=May 15, 2018|access-date=August 1, 2018|archive-date=August 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802071326/https://blogger.googleblog.com/2018/05/its-spring-cleaning-time-for-blogger.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Available designs==
Blogger allows its users to choose from multiple templates and then customize them. Users may also choose to create their own templates using [[CSS]]. The new design template, known as "Dynamic View", was introduced on August 31, 2011<ref>{{cite web |url=http://buzz.blogger.com/2011/08/bloggers-fresh-new-look.html |title=Blogger's fresh new look |publisher=blogger.com |date=August 31, 2011 |access-date=September 20, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924041849/http://buzz.blogger.com/2011/08/bloggers-fresh-new-look.html |url-status=live }}</ref> with Dynamic Views being introduced on September 27, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/dynamic-views-seven-new-ways-to-share.html |title=Dynamic Views: seven new ways to share your blog with the world |publisher=blogger.com |date=September 27, 2011 |access-date=September 20, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924040759/http://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/dynamic-views-seven-new-ways-to-share.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It is built with [[Ajax (programming)|AJAX]], [[HTML5]], and [[CSS3]]. The time for loading is 40 percent shorter than traditional templates, and allows user to present blog in seven different ways: classic, flipcard, magazine, mosaic, sidebar, snapshot, and timeslide. Readers still have the option to choose preferable views when the blog owner has set a default view.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Use themes to change how your blog looks - Blogger Help |url=https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/1227173?hl=en&visit_id=638245667996139578-1849248516&rd=1 |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=support.google.com |archive-date=July 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710062610/https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/1227173?hl=en&visit_id=638245667996139578-1849248516&rd=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Integration==
* [[AdSense]] comes optional for each blog, assuming that the parent account is in good standing.
* "Blogger for Word" is an add-in for [[Microsoft Word]] that allows users to save a Microsoft Word document directly to a Blogger blog, as well as edit their posts both on- and offline. {{As of|2007|01}}, Google said "Blogger for Word is not currently compatible with the new version of Blogger", and they stated no decision had been made about supporting it with the new Blogger.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.google.com/blogger/?hl=en#topic=3339243|title=Blogger Help|access-date=June 23, 2014|archive-date=June 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625233019/https://support.google.com/blogger/?hl=en#topic=3339243|url-status=live}}</ref> However, [[Microsoft Office 2007]] adds native support for a variety of blogging systems, including Blogger.<ref name="register-live-writer">{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/12/11/microsoft_open_sources_windows_live_writer/|title=Microsoft releases Windows Live Writer as open source|website=[[The Register]] |access-date=October 22, 2019|archive-date=October 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022222228/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/12/11/microsoft_open_sources_windows_live_writer/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Blogger also started integration with [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] Associates in December 2009, as a service to generate revenue.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://buzz.blogger.com/2009/12/blogger-integrates-with-amazon.html |title=Buzz.blogger.com |publisher=Buzz.blogger.com |access-date=December 25, 2011 |archive-date=July 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704141717/http://buzz.blogger.com/2009/12/blogger-integrates-with-amazon.html |url-status=live }}</ref>  It was not publicly announced, but by September 2011 it appeared that all integration options had been removed and that the partnership had ended.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogger-hints-and-tips.blogspot.com/2011/09/blogger-amazon-integration-is-finished.html|title=Blogger / Amazon integration is finished – what are our options now?|date=September 23, 2011|work=Amazon Integration is Over – what are our options now?|access-date=September 21, 2012|archive-date=November 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114203835/http://blogger-hints-and-tips.blogspot.com/2011/09/blogger-amazon-integration-is-finished.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Open Live Writer]] (formerly [[Windows Live Writer]], originally part of the [[Windows Live]] suite) can publish directly to Blogger.<ref name="register-live-writer"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-volunteers-open-source-live-writer-blogging-tool/|title=Microsoft volunteers open source Live Writer blogging tool|website=[[ZDNet]] |access-date=October 22, 2019|archive-date=August 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813213833/https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-volunteers-open-source-live-writer-blogging-tool/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Blocking==
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Blogger has been blocked for various periods of time in the following countries:
* [[Cuba]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blogger says Cuba blocked access to her site |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/blogger-says-cuba-blocked-access-to-her-site/ |access-date=December 30, 2022 |website=ZDNET |language=en |archive-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230191258/https://www.zdnet.com/article/blogger-says-cuba-blocked-access-to-her-site/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Fiji]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jardin |first=Xeni |date=May 17, 2007 |title=Fiji declares war on bloggers and open internet access |url=https://boingboing.net/2007/05/17/fiji-declares-war-on.html |access-date=December 30, 2022 |website=Boing Boing |language=en-US |archive-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230191300/https://boingboing.net/2007/05/17/fiji-declares-war-on.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[India]] (some ISPs in 2012 blocking an IP address put into [[Federal List of Extremist Materials]] in 2011)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/blogspot-blogs-blocked-in-india-360362.html |title=Blogspot blogs blocked in India? |date=July 27, 2012 |access-date=September 9, 2012 |archive-date=May 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531173614/http://www.news18.com/news/india/blogspot-blogs-blocked-in-india-360362.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Iran]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iran cyberpolice blocked in bid to identify blogger |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/13/iran-cyberpolice-blocked-bid-identify-blogger |access-date=December 30, 2022 |work=[[The Guardian]] |last=Dehghan |first=Saeed Kamali |date=May 13, 2014 |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209185519/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/13/iran-cyberpolice-blocked-bid-identify-blogger |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Kazakhstan]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 10, 2008 |title=Kazakh bloggers say can't access popular website |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kazakhstan-internet-livejournal-idUSTRE4995D020081010 |access-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230191302/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kazakhstan-internet-livejournal-idUSTRE4995D020081010 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Kyrgyzstan]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=5 social media accounts, 8 media channels blocked in Kyrgyzstan since August for extremist content |url=https://m.akipress.com/news:610883:5_social_media_accounts,_8_media_channels_blocked_in_Kyrgyzstan_since_August_for_extremist_content/ |access-date=December 30, 2022 |website=m.akipress.com |archive-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230191305/https://m.akipress.com/news:610883:5_social_media_accounts,_8_media_channels_blocked_in_Kyrgyzstan_since_August_for_extremist_content/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Pakistan]]<ref name="gatekeepers">{{cite news |first=Jeffrey |last=Rosen |title=Google's Gatekeepers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/magazine/30google-t.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all |work=[[The New York Times]] |year=2008 |access-date=December 1, 2008 |archive-date=October 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030015401/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/magazine/30google-t.html?_r=2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[China|People's Republic of China]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cina |first=Sapore di |date=November 8, 2021 |title=The List of Blocked Websites in China in 2022 - Latest News |url=https://www.saporedicina.com/english/list-of-blocked-websites-in-china/ |access-date=December 30, 2022 |website=Sapore di Cina |language=en-US |archive-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230192539/https://www.saporedicina.com/english/list-of-blocked-websites-in-china/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Russian Federation]] (some ISPs in 2012 blocking an IP address put into [[Federal List of Extremist Materials]] in 2011)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lenta.ru/articles/2012/07/27/lockedmashina/ |script-title=ru:Полосатый тормоз "Билайн" заблокировал сайт "Доброй машины правды" |publisher=Lenta.ru |language=ru |date=July 27, 2012 |access-date=September 9, 2012 |archive-date=September 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927230734/http://lenta.ru/articles/2012/07/27/lockedmashina/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Syrian Arab Republic]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Syria: Blogger Blocked in Syria · Global Voices |date=October 10, 2006 |url=https://globalvoices.org/2006/10/10/syria-blogger-blocked-in-syria/ |access-date=December 30, 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230194043/https://globalvoices.org/2006/10/10/syria-blogger-blocked-in-syria/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Turkey]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blogger.com banned in Turkey · Global Voices Advox |url=https://advox.globalvoices.org/2008/10/25/bloggercom-banned-in-turkey/ |access-date=December 30, 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=October 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020041242/https://advox.globalvoices.org/2008/10/25/bloggercom-banned-in-turkey/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Vietnam]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2019 |title=Online censorship in Vietnam |url=https://nordvpn.com/blog/online-censorship-vietnam/ |access-date=December 30, 2022 |website=nordvpn.com |language=en |archive-date=October 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017064003/https://nordvpn.com/blog/online-censorship-vietnam/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Blocking of *.blogspot.com domains by keyword-based Internet filtering systems is also encountered due to the domain [[Scunthorpe problem|containing the substring]] "[[G-spot|gspot]]"; however, this can be alleviated by excluding the "blogspot.com" section of the URL from the keyword-based Internet filtering whilst the *. section of the URL is exposed to keyword-based Internet filtering.

==Support==
The official support channel is the Blogger Product Forum.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!categories/blogger |title=Google Discussiegroepen |access-date=January 31, 2013 |archive-date=December 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203081016/https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!categories/blogger |url-status=live }}</ref> This online discussion forum, delivered using Google Groups, serves Blogger users of varying experience, and receives some monitoring from Google staff. "Product Experts," formerly known as "Top contributors," are community-members nominated by the Google staff who enjoy additional privileges including managing discussions and direct access to Google staff. There is likely to be a top contributor or other knowledgeable person reading the forum almost all the time.

A number of people, including some top contributors, run personal blogs where they offer advice and post information about common problems.

[[Stack Exchange]]'s Web Applications forum has a tag for "blogger", which is used for questions about various blogging platforms, including Blogger.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webapps.stackexchange.com/|title=Web Applications Stack Exchange|access-date=June 18, 2014|archive-date=June 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618130757/http://webapps.stackexchange.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Internet}}
*[[List of Google products]]
*[[Niche blogging]]
*[[LiveJournal]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons|Blogger}}
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