Mongoose: #GoogleGestapo Goes Full Nazi Against Independent Media — Hiding “Controversial Content” and “Redirecting” Searches

Google-YouTube Goes Full Nazi Against Independent Media – Hiding ‘Controversial Content’ And ‘Redirecting’ Searches Tougher standards: We’ll soon be applying tougher treatment to videos that aren’t illegal but have been flagged by users as potential violations of our policies on hate speech and violent extremism. If we find that these videos don’t violate our policies …

Stephen E. Arnold: #GoogleGestapo – Russia Demands Google Register its “Agents”

Russia Demands Google Register or Leave Say, this could be good news for Yandex, the Russian search giant. RT News reports, “Google News Given 3 Mths to Comply with New Law to Stay in Russia.” If Google fails to register, it could be fined and, eventually, blocked within Russia’s borders. See Also: #GoogleGestapo @ Phi …

Stephen E. Arnold: #GoogleGestapo Defines Censorship Terms

Google and Hate Speech: None of This I Know It When I See It I read “YouTube Clarifies “Hate Speech” Definition and Which Videos Won’t Be Monetized.” I don’t know much about defining abstractions because I live in rural Kentucky. Our governor just recommended prayer patrols to curb violence in Louisville, home of the Derby …

Mongoose: #GoogleGestapo Faces $9B Hit in Europe

Google Faces $9B Fine in Europe For Manipulating What Users See An investigation by the European Commission into questionable business practices that directed user searches to Google’s own shopping services is likely to result in a massive anti-competition penalty for the Mountain View, California giant.