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Google demands that Naked Capitalism censors their content. What could possibly go wrong with megacorps acting as arbitrary censors of content without any accountability. (www.nakedcapitalism.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Google is not restricting anyone’s access to the internet, nor is it stopping nakedcapitalism from publishing its articles.

Your logic might even make sense if Google wasn't a giant monopoly that has oversized influence over the internet. Not only is Google able to directly influence what sites get ad revenue, but it also uses an opaque algorithm that serves their profit interest to decide what people see.

It sounds like I've explained to you precisely what my issue is in ten different ways here, and it's like talking to a wall. So, I'm going to stop here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Of course, it's possible that Google has paired its withdrawal of advertisements with a lower rating in search results. Do you have any evidence of that happening, or is it pure supposition, like your hypothetical socialist cooperatives?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What I actually said was that these are two different ways Google suppresses content based on its own interests. Meanwhile, quite hilarious of you to think that socialist cooperatives are hypothetical. Go read up on Mondragon and Huawei as a couple of examples. It's gonna blow your mind.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

What I actually said was that these are two different ways Google suppresses content based on its own interests.

So do you have any evidence that Google is employing the second way in this case?

And Mondragon and Huawei control Google and nakedcapitalism? That is news!

And you already promised in two previous comments to end our exchange, so I hope you take it seriously this time. No wonder Johnny doesn't want to play with you. Don't even bother asking his mom about it