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Twitter is tackling its porn problem on Vine.

The social network is banning searches for adult content on its new six-second video sharing app and is deleting users who have posted porn or other explicit content.

The move comes after a “human error” resulted in a sex clip being featured on its homepage Jan. 28 as an ‘Editor’s Pick.’

“A human error resulted in a video with adult content becoming one of the videos in editor’s picks, and upon realizing this mistake we removed the video immediately,” Twitter said in a statement issued to media outlets. “We apologize to our users for the error.”

Twitter launched the mobile service last week and the amateur porn industry quickly took advantage of an opportunity to offer short, suggestive snippets inappropriate for younger viewers.

Posters were tagging their clips with hashtags such as ‘#sex’ and ‘#porn’ to name some of the less suggestive titles.

Until this week, many explicit videos were simply being preceded by a warning message that a viewer had to click through before the video could be viewed.

But the ‘Editor’s Pick’ error caused such a user backlash — many threatened to stop using the app — Twitter has begun its purge of users like NSFWVine, the creator of the pornographic clip that appeared on the homepage.

Although the NSFWVine account seemed to be blocked from Vine Jan. 29, according to The Guardian, the user behind the account denied being blocked. The individual told The Guardian there is a viewership for X-rated content and it is up to Twitter to properly filter the content so only adult porn enthusiasts can access the clips.

Vine is still available for free from the App Store, although Apple removed it from its featured section. Apple has also rated Vine as suitable only for those 12 or older due to infrequent/mild sexual content or nudity and infrequent/mild mature/suggestive themes.

Vine was acquired by Twitter before its official launch for an undisclosed sum. The app is available on iPhone and iPod touch, and eventually will roll out on other platforms.

Vine is also available for use by those without Twitter accounts.

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It’s right there in fine print: “No human remains or body parts (excluding hair and teeth).”

This month the community sale site Etsy changed its sales policy and banned human skulls, bones, skeletons, organs and bodily fluids. That means, right up until an August 8 policy change, you could have bought and sold all that and more on the site.

Looks like people have to look elsewhere for blood and bones. 

But fret not, fetishists. Hair and teeth are still acceptable trade goods on Etsy. Why, exactly? 

In a recent blog post, Etsy cited a desire to maintain a safe community. Etsy wouldn’t comment for this story, but the posts says the change was made to reflect the perspective of Etsy’s shoppers and the company itself. Hmm. Does this mean people weren’t buying the human skulls anymore, or maybe there was some kind of legal crackdown we’re not aware of. In addition to the body part ban, the site also just cracked down on the sale of crack pipes – good job! Maybe the site’s management felt like it was time to cleanse body and soul?

Etsy’s staff is contacting violators and explaining the rule changes in an effort to shut down human body part traffickers. The site is also asking members to contact Etsy if they find banned items (which also include firearms and smoking products.)

All the same, Etsy isn’t going after purveyors of animal parts, such as a preserved doe deer heart on sale for $75. Yup, a deer heart in a jar for less than a hundred bucks. What a steal!

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