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posted by Fnord666 on Friday August 16 2019, @01:05AM   Printer-friendly
from the don't-not-do-evil dept.

[Ed note: This story was originally posted 2019-08-15 04:41 UTC but was lost when we had the site crash Thursday morning. Prior comments have, unfortunately, been lost. --martyb]

'Google Blocked TorrentFreak From Appearing in Search Feature'

Documents released by whistleblower Zachary Vorhies suggests that Google actively blocked hundreds of sites, including TorrentFreak, from its Google Now service. The blocklist doesn't provide a specific reason for the blockade, but other sites are flagged for having a high user block rate or for peddling hoax stories. Vorhies has shared the documents with the US Department of Justice.

At TorrentFreak, we have written hundreds of articles about website blocking and censorship. Today, we're featured in one ourselves.

Leaked Google documents reveal that TorrentFreak.com shows up in one of Google's previously unknown blocklists, which actively hides our domain from the Google Now service.

Google Now was a Google search feature that presented users with informational cards, to provide users with more details on subjects of interest to them. While the brand no longer exists, the feature is still present in the Google Android app and its feed.

The controversial blocklist is part of a treasure trove of files that were leaked by whistleblower Zachary Vorhies, who shared them with Project Veritas. The entire collection of files uncovers many previously unknown policies and actions from Google.

The story that broke SoylentNews™.

See also (Zachary Vorhies in the news): YouTube Software Engineer Describes Seeing Altercation In Building Courtyard
America's Greatest Makers is like American Idol for geeks, so we talked to one

Previously: Veritas Claims Leaked Internal E-Mails from Google Showing Political Bias of Results


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  • (Score: 1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @01:47AM (6 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @01:47AM (#880817)

    Oh look, someone trying to work the refs because they don't like the facts.

    So just like you did?

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  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @02:03AM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @02:03AM (#880824)

    The nazi's own words speak for themselves. Meanwhile you can keep suckling on the teat of propaganda, clearly being a nazi's tool brings you comfort in life, feels good man!

    • (Score: 0, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @02:29AM (4 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @02:29AM (#880842)

      America Offers To Trade All Of Its Communists For Democratic Protesters In Hong Kong

      WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American state department has come up with an ingenious plan to solve China's democratic protest problems and make our nation great again in one fell swoop.

      Through some great negotiating on the part of Donald Trump, we've struck a deal to trade all of our country's Communists for Hong Kong's democratic protesters.

      After the deal was made, the military began rounding up the Communists---who didn't complain, as they're all for an authoritarian state---and putting them in cargo planes. They were then flown across the Pacific Ocean and dropped off in Hong Kong before the democratic protesters in China were loaded up into the now-empty planes and flown back to America.

      "This is the best deal, maybe ever," said Trump. "We'll get rid of some wackos on the left, my buddy Xi will be happy with his new commie followers, and we'll gain some great new citizens who will be really appreciative to me and never complain about anything. Greatest deal in the history of deals."

      https://babylonbee.com/news/america-offers-to-trade-its-communists-for-democratic-protesters-in-hong-kong [babylonbee.com]

      • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @03:48AM (3 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @03:48AM (#880861)

        Anti-fascists are the real fascists!!!! If only the right had more than 2 jokes.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @03:59AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @03:59AM (#880869)

          You sound drunk on milkshakes.

        • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @04:23AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @04:23AM (#880880)

          You don't even know what a fascist is. I'm sure you begged for Obamacare which is the most fascist thing the US government has done recently.

        • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday August 16 2019, @02:44PM

          by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Friday August 16 2019, @02:44PM (#881100) Journal

          If only the right had more than 2 jokes.

          It is a big enough joke that it doesn't need any jokes?

          --
          People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.