Video-sharing Web site Veoh.com has been around less than a year and is dwarfed by rival YouTube.com Inc. But Veoh has drawn outsized attention from bloggers and other Internet users for its willingness to host racy videos that other sites prohibit.
But that changed late last week, when closely held Veoh Networks Inc. quietly removed the "adult" category from its site and deleted thousands of risque videos. The San Diego company also said it was cracking down on copyrighted material.
Veoh, like YouTube and Google Inc.'s video site, attracts visitors with its user-contributed collection of video clips. The site, which was launched in September, has lined up prominent backers, including Time Warner Inc. and former Walt Disney Co. chief Michael Eisner, who sits on its board.
Veoh has been popular with bloggers because, unlike YouTube and Google, it allowed bloggers to upload and link to videos containing nudity.
