Also included is a ban on ads for "any part or component that's necessary to the function of a gun or intended for attachment to a gun." This covers "gun scopes, ammunition, ammunition clips or belts."
The ban will also halt ads for "dangerous knives... throwing stars, brass knuckles, [and] crossbows," among other things.
Google Support says the ads that will be banned "are subject to change."
public company blocking services of those it disapproves of
can we do the same?
what if i owned a Christian cake shop and 2 homos wanted a wedding cake? would i be forced to make it?
of course i would. what was i thinking.
they should form a class action and sue google
“Dangerous Products or Services”
Guess that includes lying media...ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, NYT, LAT, etc...
I think they still fall into the category of “services”?
wil they stop ads for virtually all drugs, planned parenthood, auto ads, pools, bathtubs, lithium ion batteries, regular’batteries, etc etc? soda? fast food chains? sugar items? transfat items? violent music?
f@cking hypocrites.
They best block all truck, car and suv ads also...............Just saying...........Statistics wise.............Just saying :)
IMHO, Google is on a slippery slope. Good luck to them /s. In the mean time I’ll continue using search engines other than Google:
Start Page
Duck Duck Go
Dog Pile
Ixquick
Etc.
every company that finds its business website blocked should join in Class Action lawsuits against Google .
Google is very wealthy , there are countless billions of $ to be squeezed from them over this one . Bring it on ...ca-ching!
Google should have been sued in to oblivion early on unless they PAID every web site they indexed $$$ for their property. They built their company on other peoples sweat.
Bad enough they spy on us, now they what actively our thwart arms?
Its time to black.
Isn’t pimping homosexuality the same thing as “supporting dangerous services”. You know, that AIDS thing.
Maybe Google should ban ads on homosexuals. Homosexuals support aids, they run cover for dangerous homosexuals (they never shame the dangerous ones), and they promote these activities for children.
I guess anything that promotes homosexual sex right?
Use ixquick.com
Red diaper grandbabies
Detestable
What about cigarette ads ?
Good for them!!!
Why do people, that know what it (guns and the Second Amendment) is all about, need to be reminded with annoying pop ups and other retail, money making advertisements???
I do not fault people from wanting to make money, but this transcends above and beyond the issue a lot of people are falling on this private companies decision...
Let them live or die by it...
Do we need to be able to have unsolicited internet “pro-gun” information pop up on us here???
I think our ability, as gun owners,(i.e.: activists, hunters) or just plain exercisers of this Right to Keep and Bear Arms, as WE see fit, to communicate just fine by conventional means, word of mouth, print, trade shows, etc etc etc...
We already pass down, if it is needed, all the legacy we need...If it (community) grows, good for us...
If it goes un-passed down from generation to generation, who is really to blame for that???
People could pass gas, and I could make a million dollars on Google selling air freshener...
Ok, can I make the million dollars on some other form of means of communication??? Sure, anyone can...History proves that everyday...
The important thing is to not allow the legacy to go unprepared or not communicated to future generations within YOUR sphere of influence...
Just my opinion...
Google, Apple, and Microsoft are virtually indistinguishable at this point. You’d be a fool to use any of their services or think that any of them is different from the others.
Google is one of the most invasive companies in the world, contributes to leftist causes, and practices censorship to please the left.
Apple is run by a deviant, Tim Cook, and is even more leftist than Google in its political outlook.
Microsoft has been accused of sharing security vulnerabilities with the government so that groups like the NSA can engineer attacks on targets. I wouldn’t be surprised, considering how Snowden’s documents revealed that Microsoft participates in PRISM.
I can’t believe some of my fellow FReepers would recommend Bing. Seriously? You’d trust a convicted monopolist that works hand-in-hand with the government?
You could use StartPage, which pulls search results anonymously from Google. Its parent company is based in the Netherlands, according to its company information, so it should be out of US jurisdiction.
DuckDuckGo is an American startup based right here in the great state of Pennsylvania. isn’t perfect, but it’s trying to do the right thing. It doesn’t track users, and some of its code is even open source.