TheBlot Magazine

TheBlot Magazine is a digital publication open platform that brings traditional journalism to the modern day with smart, witty and STRONG opinionated contents. You the readers contribute the articles, express your views and opinions, and your stories, opinions are published. All of the articles in TheBlot are contributed by third parties. TheBlot does not edit their content, therefore is protected under the Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

“TheBlot Magazine does NOT censor the content of any articles contributed by you – the readers and third parties.”

If you do not like certain articles, please DO NOT read them and go away because other readers may like them. Your use and access to TheBlot Magazine are strictly bound by The Terms of Use. Unless we hear from you, we never know your thoughts and views. Comments are welcome and they should be addressed to: Letters to the Editor, editors@theblot.com.
For whatever reason, if you get emotional and start threatening anyone with legal actions, you should know that TheBlot Magazine does not settle any false claims and the readers and article contributors enjoy exposing the bully types with tons of ink. We love peace and we hope you also respect that. Write to us if we can be helpful to you.

TheBlot Magazine is read by millions of worldwide readers each year. Our publication style: SEX, SCANDAL, SARCASM, SENSATIONALISM. 

THEBLOT MAGAZINE IS:  OPINIONATED VOICES FOR THE WEAK AND FOR THE VOICELESS…THE VOICE FOR THE WRONGED…THE VOICE FOR YOU! 

BE BOLD – IF YOU DON’T LIKE SOMETHING, TELL US, SAY IT @THEBLOT MAGAZINE

Our articles carry user/reader contributed contents. We are not responsible for the opinions expressed by the various independent writers and journalists that contribute their articles to TheBlot Magazine. For any reason if anyone is threatened with legal actions, you should know TheBlot Magazine does not settle any claims, we fight them, expose them till you the bully types drop dead.

BE BRAVE – IF YOU HAVE BEEN WRONGED, THIS IS THE PLATFORM TO VOICE YOUR OPINIONS 

You the readers are encouraged to contribute your stories to TheBlot Magazine. Our name pays homage to that ubiquitous mark found splattered on the desks of old-world authors, a symbol that evokes the power of the written word. We strive to uphold the timeless journalistic practice of revealing the truth, because we believe that the media is still society’s last watchdog — to lend a voice to the voiceless.

Our stories are around four S’s: sex, scandal, sarcasm and sensation. Our writers are encouraged to assert their voices as much as possible and turn breaking news into breaking reporting.

TheBlot Magazine, opinionated and fearless. B BRAVE. B BOLD.

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TheBlot Magazine Comment Policy

Comments made by the public to any article in TheBlot Magazine are NOT part of a published article. We do not censor comments based on political or ideological point of view or of a critical nature. We reserve the right to delete those comments that are off-topic, abusive, use excessive foul language, or include ad hominem attacks.

Once a comment is made public on the TheBlot website, we will not remove it by request. As a user, you are responsible for your own communications and are responsible for the consequences of their posting. Before you post anything, please remember that your posts may remain available on the Internet, even if we attempt to remove them from the Service.

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All comments and other content contributed to theBlot shall adhere to the following policy, and may be edited or removed at TheBlot’s discretion if it is deemed to be in violation of this policy.

I. TheBlot community should focus on intelligently discussing topics by furthering the conversation and informing the participants with resourceful and constructive ideas.

II. Hate speech: Racism, sexism and homophobia may not be tolerated, except that you express your views and opinions.

III. Language and Threats: Please watch your language and respect other people’s views, beliefs and emotions. We reserve the right to remove any content.

IV. No Spam: Spam and advertising content will be removed.

V. Smear Tactics: We will distinguish between critical comments and smear tactics.

VI. Relevancy: Please keep conversations relevant. Off-topic comments are subject to removal in order to keep the thread on track.

VII. Quality: We encourage you to take responsibility for the quality of the conversations in which you’re participating. Maintain intelligent discussions in the TheBlot community by being respectful and considerate.

VIII. Help us: Maintain an inviting interaction space by self-policing threads and flagging spam. Although we have a hands-on approach to community engagement, we do sometimes miss problem commenters or trolls. We appreciate your efforts to keep the TheBlot community environment inviting, insightful and constructive. Let the conversations be quality ones.

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