Google: please help - this sucks in the age of daily screen sharing video calls - makes us all look very bad." Seeing that other users are posting the same thing elsewhere, but wanted to call this out as "blocking spam files" as opposed to "restricting sharing" to get the correct resources working on it. “I've had Google Drive for years, and only in the last month or two started getting these porn spam PDFs shared to me. It's only been two so far, but it's extremely aggravating, and from what others are sharing, I doubt I've seen the last of it. There has to be a way to stop/block this kind of thing. I had no idea I could receive anything via Google Drive from someone I didn't know until this happened. I'm heavily invested in all things Google, but this may prompt a family reevaluation. ![]() Shared on Google Drive Help How is pornography getting into Google Drive? I don’t know what else to do besides deleting my Google account.” “Every single day…I’ve tried blocking, reporting, removing, and they keep coming. The file sharing system for Google Drive is the problem. All someone needs is your Gmail account and you can be sent anything from anyone, including pornography! When someone sends you a file or folder to your account, you don’t have to give permission to the sender to put it in your Google Drive – it automatically shows up. In this case, the sender has a fake or anonymous username and the file is named “Private Massage.”Ĭan you remove the porn file without opening it? The Google Drive app will send your phone a notification that someone has sent you a file. You can right-click the file and choose “remove.” That will keep it from showing up in the “Shared with me” section, but it will continue to show up in the Quick Access area as well as in the search results for your Drive. There is one additional problem with shared files on Google Drive. You can check your privileges with the file by right clicking on the file and then clicking “View Details.” If you are given a “ View” only permission by the spammer, then you can’t remove yourself from the share. Some attempt has been made to address this issue in the tech world, but the solutions are mostly cosmetic. Shared files on Google Drive are risky and Google itself needs to offer real solutions. That requires them to do the coding work. Google is on the National Center on Sexual Exploitation's 2020 Dirty Dozen List. Learn more and add your voice to the call for change here. ![]() Choose the type of abuse found in the file.Right-click the file you want to report.They also have a process to report a violation: Google’s Terms of Service has a list of violations that can be reported for abusive content. Each abuse type has a description to help you determine if the file has violated Google’s policies. Can you block an account from sharing files with you? Note : There is no guarantee that the file will be removed and numerous people on the Google Drive Help Center have reported not having their concerns addressed even after reporting the content. When this article was originally published, you could not block accounts from sending spam files to you. As of July 2021 Google has made it possible to block people in Google Drive.
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