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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, Troll) by jmorris on Friday August 16 2019, @05:54AM (3 children)
It was all ignored. Because none of it mattered. The guys who walked into that ambush forgot a vital rule. In a Communist controlled city the police and courts are Communists. As are the jury pools. They sentenced the poor bastard to 400 years for the crime of a) being kinda dumb, b) being a heretic and c) because they had already made a national storyline about him and nothing derails The Narrative. Not facts, not photograps, not video evidence, not the official State Police after action report, nothing. His sentence was decided before jury selection started. Obviously you still think gay crap like Truth Justice and the American Way hold sway in cities like that. It doesn't.
Try engaging your brain. Four hundred years. Premeditated murder wouldn't get more than life, and rarely even that without a lot of special conditions, and the worst case that could legally be sustained for this was manslaughter or vehicular homicide. And those charges still ignore the ample evidence the one dead woman was not among those hit by the vehicle. If actual laws mattered. You can watch the video of the event. You can, if you don't use Google, find the tweets by Antifa. You can read the official State Police after action report. You can read the verdict. If you can reconcile these events and facts with any other explanation, post away.
And while you are explaining all that, compare and contrast:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_prison_sentences [wikipedia.org]
Look at the list of horrific crimes others had to commit to earn similar sentences. Note also what isn't there. Wouldn't want to call attention to the absurdity of it. Just for contrast, scroll down to Colin Fergurson. Long Island Railroad shooter. Six kills, 19 wounded. 315 years+8mos. Or how about Larry Nassar, sexually abused 150 members of Team USA, 360 years, minimum 131.
Noticing this stuff is the first sin of course. Beware, lest ye become a sinner.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @06:22AM (1 child)
Wikipedia says he pleaded guilty.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @08:15AM
jmorris is next. Crying like a little right wing bitch.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @04:29PM
Nazi shithead jmorris! Least we're finally seeing the true colors of users around here.