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Breitbart Technology reporter Allum Bokhari reports on a leaked Google internal document The Good Censor [scribd.com] wherein Google describes its plans to censor the Internet on behalf of foreign powers and business partners.

According to the briefing itself, it was the product of an extensive process involving "several layers of research," including expert interviews with MIT Tech Review editor-in-chief Jason Pontin, Atlantic staff writer Franklin Foer, and academic Kalev Leetaru. 35 cultural observers and 7 cultural leaders from seven countries on five continents were also consulted to produce it.

The Breitbart report is divided into several parts:

• Leaked Google Briefing Admits Abandonment of Free Speech For “Safety and Civility” [breitbart.com] - explains the desire of Google, Twitter, and Facebook to "create well-ordered spaces for safety and civility" on the grounds that the "European tradition" "favors dignity over liberty and civility over freedom."
• Leaked Briefing Says Google Must Move Away from ‘American Tradition’ of Free Speech to Expand Globally, Attract Advertiser $$$s [breitbart.com] - explains that Google's grounds is simply to make more money.
• Google Briefing Accused Trump of Spreading ‘Conspiracy Theory’ [breitbart.com] - for saying that Google suppressed negative news about Hillary Clinton.
• Google Document Suggests Web Must Be Controlled Because ‘Users Are Behaving Badly’ [breitbart.com] - which focuses on "cyber harassment", "cyber racism" including nationalism, and venting about frustrating experiences. It must be noted that Google invited several notorious online harassers to speak as "anti-harassment" experts. [breitbart.com]
• Google Growth Strategy: ‘Shift Towards Censorship’ to Appease Authoritarian Governments [breitbart.com] - explains that Google's motivation is to appease foreign governments and advertisers.
• Google Briefing Admits Censorship Makes It Akin to a ‘Publisher’ [breitbart.com] - suggests that Google may now be legally liable in the United States for the content it carries.

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