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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, Troll) by jmorris on Friday August 16 2019, @04:25AM (3 children)

    by jmorris (4844) on Friday August 16 2019, @04:25AM (#880881)

    More important, WikiLeaks is widely though to be compromised at this point. Veritas isn't. If they get a juicy document dump they are without a doubt going to go with it.

    I just love the automatic repost of the lame "selective edits" charge every time Project Veritas comes up. They post far longer videos than the mainstream media ever have when they do similar work. ALL media edit, some very selective and downright deceptive. But it is especially spurious in the case of a 900+ page dump of documents nobody is disputing the veracity of. Do I even have to post a top ten list of media malpractice in this dept? Of course not, right? We are net savvy clued in folk, we know these things.

    But I do gotta love the sperg factor in the Soylent take on this. Of all the more important examples of bias that actually impacts the public debate, the one singled out to highlight is TorrentFreak. Bonus points for that one.

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  • (Score: 0, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @04:39AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @04:39AM (#880887)

    Veritas isn't.

    You can't compromise somebody who never had principles in the first place.

    ALL media edit

    All edits are the same!!! There is no difference between lies and truth.

    Now that the resident nazi has spoken, everybody should just simmer down.

    • (Score: 2, TouchĂ©) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @05:42AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @05:42AM (#880908)

      Google image search

      "American Inventor"

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @06:05AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @06:05AM (#880915)

    More important, WikiLeaks is widely though to be compromised at this point. Veritas isn't.

    An absolutely weird Universe the one you are living in.

    They post far longer videos than the mainstream media ever have when they do similar work.

    Yeees, of course! The length of a clip is a foolproof metric for the veracity! Why, one only needs to look at the org name: Project Veritas. It's all there, no need to look further to believe them! /s

    Your brain must be just a conglomerate of reflex arcs.