The one in this specific example is likely ok in most western workplaces, outside of the US. Europeans don't freak out nearly as much over this kind of stuff as Americans do. It isn't porn, as anyone with a pair of eyes can clearly see.

True, but in America the the 'before' photo is especially problematic. Though it clearly isn't pornographic, a topless (presumably) under-aged girl is potentially job-hazardous.

For example, I'm a public high-school teacher; I'm quite glad I waiting until I was home from work to check out the link. Having that image in my work browser cache is a risk I'd prefer not to take.

Also, we are very litigation happy over here. If I were a workplace, I'd be worried about a lawsuit over a 'hostile work environment' to be honest.

Are you saying this as an American or as a European?

I've lived in the UK, Australia and US. I wouldn't want to be seen browsing naked images in any office I've worked at. It's not like I work in stuffy corporate offices either; more than one of them ran "adult" focused services on the side.

I'm lucky to work in an extremely liberal work place in London, to the point of unlocked computers being sabotaged with a fairly well known website showing old men conducting sexual acts on other old men.

Saying that, I've worked in other places were I'd defiantly avoid looking at anything featuring the nsfw flag.

Americans, in my experience, don't "freak out" about it. It's really all about litigation.

Litigation because of freaking out.. but I just have the image of the Simpsons in my mind 'who will think of the children'. The U.S., love 'em, admits violence but is prudish. Always found it a strange thing but hey, it's cultural so we'll accept their quirks. The internet is mature enough to handle not forcing cultural change.

No, wyclif is right. The people who "freak out" over this kind of thing at work are really just looking for a payday. Anyone can be easily offended if money is involved.

It's more a question of the legal environment than culture. No matter what the culture says there will always be people ready to exploit these kinds of situations.

There is not one 'European attitude'. French attitude would be different from British attitude. Despite what the Daily Mail says, UK is 'European'

I've never claimed there to be a singular European attitude.

In Scandinavia we couldn't care less.

Right. In Sweden a guy was fined for collecting manga comics with drawn (!) pictures of creatures that resemble naked kids.

We were talking about work, weren't we? Also, child pornography is another matter.

And I would hope drawings are another matter yet.

Not if you work in a museum