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[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
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Previously: Veritas Claims Leaked Internal E-Mails from Google Showing Political Bias of Results
(Score: -1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @01:19AM (14 children)
And you link to the daily beast? Lawl
(Score: 2, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @01:26AM (13 children)
Oh look, someone trying to work the refs because they don't like the facts.
Unlike the RWNJ propaganda ecosystem, the left press at least tries to have editorial integrity. They're constantly underfunded (unlike the right which runs on "Wingnut Welfare") and make a lot of mistakes. But they aren't propagandists. Although the actual propagandists love it when you fools act like it isn't asymmetrical.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @01:34AM
The coward you are replying to experienced a bug which will be fixed in the next version. Thank you for providing critical field testing data.
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @01:47AM (6 children)
So just like you did?
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @02:03AM (5 children)
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)
America Offers To Trade All Of Its Communists For Democratic Protesters In Hong Kong
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)
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
You sound drunk on milkshakes.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @04:23AM
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
It is a big enough joke that it doesn't need any jokes?
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by HiThere on Friday August 16 2019, @03:31AM (3 children)
This is false. Both the left and the right censor. The right is more supported by centralized organizations, and therefore is often more effective. Both groups have segments that abhor censoring, and I can't tell the relative proportions.
Don't pretend "all the evil is on the other side", because that's a blatantly obvious falsehood. If you aren't deceiving yourself, it's a lie.
Javascript is what you use to allow unknown third parties to run software you have no idea about on your computer.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @03:44AM (2 children)
Oooh radical centrism to the rescue! Asymmetric doesn't mean binary, your choice to reframe it that way is itself a lie.
Nobody is perfect, but the right has tons of money backing up their disinformation because rich people want to stay rich. The left mostly just wants people not to suffer. When they fuck up it isn't systemic, mostly just butthurt egos trying to boost themselves.
None of which is relevant here - this story is all about the nazi and his enablers trying to spread their propaganda.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @02:09PM (1 child)
Unless they oppose their philosophical viewpoint. See economic vengeance for more details.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday August 16 2019, @02:46PM
The right doesn't want to regulate businesses in any way . . . except when it suits them.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Friday August 16 2019, @09:11AM
Counterpoint: Rachel Maddow