Posted on 01/26/2024 6:21:43 AM PST by MtnClimber
We recently discovered that Google’s ad-serving network is blocking its ads from appearing on a story we published almost exactly three years ago.
Google declared that the article violated its terms of service because it contained “Dangerous or derogatory content,” which it defines as anything that:
- incites hatred against, promotes discrimination of, or disparages an individual or group on the basis of their race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, age, nationality, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or other characteristic that is associated with systemic discrimination or marginalization.
- harasses, intimidates, or bullies an individual or group of individuals.
- threatens or advocates for harm to oneself or others.
- relates to a current, major health crisis and contradicts authoritative, scientific consensus.
- exploits others through extortion.
Pretty raunchy stuff, in other words.
So what was the article that it flagged? “Trump’s Top-10 Triumphs: A Last Look At A Remarkable Presidency.”
We are not kidding.
That editorial begins thusly:
President Donald Trump became an ex-president on Wednesday, as Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States. We wish him nothing but the best. But before we let Trump go, we thought we’d review some of his biggest accomplishments while in office. We call them ‘triumphs,’ because they were all big achievements executed against great odds.
It goes on to say: “Trump’s performance in just four years was nothing short of remarkable. He promulgated dozens, if not hundreds, of successful policies that other presidents talked about, but never secured.” It then lists 10 policy victories:
1. Slashed taxes on individuals and businesses. 2. Forged peace in the Mideast. 3. Created Operation Warp Speed. 4. Deregulated the nation’s economy. 5. Got rid of Obamacare’s “individual mandate.” 6. Restored Supreme Court balance. 7. Forced NATO to reform. 8. Encouraged U.S. energy independence. 9. Reformed immigration and built the border wall. 10. Withdrew from the Paris Climate Deal.
We concluded that editorial with what turned out to be a very prescient piece of advice for Biden: “For the new president, a friendly word of advice: Your success or failure in the first year of your term will largely depend on how many of Trump’s successes you let stand, and how many you try to undo.”
There is not a single word of disparagement toward anyone, including Biden, and we defy anyone to find anything in this editorial that even comes close to Google’s “dangerous and derogatory” label.
Among the “dangerous and derogatory” material that Google prohibits is any content that challenges the accepted wisdom around COVID, or as the tech giant puts it, content that “relates to a current, major health crisis and contradicts authoritative, scientific consensus.”
Google has used that definition to justify demonetizing our editorials attacking COVID mask mandates, the lockdowns, and other intrusive government mandates — which were contrary to the “scientific consensus” but turned out to be correct.
But the only reference to COVID in that editorial was to praise Trump for accelerating the development of COVID vaccines, a success that the “authoritative, scientific consensus” said would never happen. As we noted: “The vaccine critics were dead wrong, and Trump’s push may well end up saving hundreds of thousands of lives in coming years.”
Even in the comments section, most either agreed or said we missed policy successes. One complained that we wished Biden well.
Does Google now consider praising Trump as inciting hatred, bullying, advocating harm or extorting?
Our guess is that the answer to this question is yes. Anything to keep him out of office again. But we’ll never know, because Google’s Goebbels never responds to requests for more information.
In hindsight, Operation Warp Speed did not turn out so well.
It accomplished what it set out to do which was deliver a Covid vaccine.
It’s a two-party system.
And if you say nice things about one of those parties, you will be stomped on.
A public service like Google needs to be sued for discrimination for not allowing free speech and hiding the censorship behind a tos. Bake the cake Google!
I am a 71 year old dyed in the fabric of Old Glory Rabid American milvet.
I care NAUGHT if praising Prez 45 DJT is dangerous or not!
I care NAUGHT if calling the s(*) itting president anold senile pedophile is bad.
I care NAUGHT what some dimwit, of any rank, file, group, or persuasion labels me.
I am, what they can never be: a Vietnam vet; a Cold War veteran; a half-breed Mojave, a Rabid American who puts his country first.
I am, what they can never be: a Vietnam vet; a Cold War veteran; a half-breed Mojave, a Rabid American who puts his country first.
Understand that there is nothing morally superior about being a sheepdog; it is just what you choose to be. Also understand that a sheepdog is a funny critter: He is always sniffing around out on the perimeter, checking the breeze, barking at things that go bump in the night, and yearning for a righteous battle. That is, the young sheepdogs yearn for a righteous battle. The old sheepdogs are a little older and wiser, but they move to the sound of the guns when needed right along with the young ones.
We need more warriors. I am thankful this morning for the warriors in Texas.
How is Google’s position on this different from that of the superstitious fools who persecuted Gallileo and Copernicus?
We seem headed for a new Dark Age, ruled by rich and narrow-minded technocrats, instead of wealthy and narrow-minded bishops.
Google is another big company that needs to be broken up, or at least forced to divest Android.
No the vax is not a vaccine. Go back before theCDC downgraded the definition of vaccine to include the vax. A vaccine protects against passing on the infection. Without that it is totally worthless to society. The vax provides no protection.
WarpSpeed was admirable, but they lied to DJTrump. He asked for something to protect individuals (mebbe they did that) and society — on the latter they lied. Like a senior manager he gave the order and then walked off leaving the rest in the hands of subs. They got bought and lied.
Like much of the rest of America, he did not know that DC was corrupt.
Google is owned by the CCP. Why does anyone assume that anything it says/does is not an attack on us?
It is “election interference” to claim Google engages in election interference.
Lol.
If you are vaccinated against the Measles and you get the Measles, you can infect someone else because you have the Measles and it is contagious. It’s true of all contagious diseases. It’s why illegal immigration is dangerous. They can bring those diseases into the US.
Google delenda est
bttt
Scroogle.
What would you have done?
G**gle only exists to invade your privacy and manipulate your thought processes.
And I think you left out "our sole discretion" as being the judge, and thus it is a broad scope.
Avoid google and go to DuckDuckGo.
Google is woke and they WILL,GO,BROKE.
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