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Canada's top court rules Google must block some results worldwide
reuters.com ^
| 6/28/17
| Leah Schnurr
Posted on 06/29/2017 10:05:22 AM PDT by ColdOne
Canadian courts can force internet search leader Google to remove results worldwide, the country's top court ruled on Wednesday, drawing criticism from civil liberties groups arguing such a move sets a precedent for censorship on the internet.
In its 7-2 decision, Canada's Supreme Court found that a court in the country can grant an injunction preventing conduct anywhere in the world when it is necessary to ensure the injunction's effectiveness.
"The internet has no borders - its natural habitat is global," the Supreme Court wrote in its judgment. "The only way to ensure that the interlocutory injunction attained its objective was to have it apply where Google operates - globally."
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TOPICS: Canada; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: canada; canadacourt; globaljurisdiction; google
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posted on
06/29/2017 10:05:22 AM PDT
by
ColdOne
To: ColdOne
So a Canadian court is claiming worldwide jurisdiction?
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posted on
06/29/2017 10:09:21 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: ColdOne
All I can say is you have got to be f&&king kidding. If people do not see this tyranny for it is.
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posted on
06/29/2017 10:09:31 AM PDT
by
honurider
(no one is more indoctrinated then the indoctrinator)
To: ColdOne
And next North Korean Courts demand Google remove other stuff worldwide?
ML/NJ
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posted on
06/29/2017 10:09:57 AM PDT
by
ml/nj
To: ColdOne
My guess is they do not have global jurisdiction BUT could block (aka : blackmail) Google from Canada if they do not respond globally.
Dangerous precedent, in my opinion
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posted on
06/29/2017 10:12:06 AM PDT
by
llevrok
(A group of baboons is called a "congress." Just sayin' .....)
To: ml/nj
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posted on
06/29/2017 10:12:19 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: ColdOne
Canada is becoming fascist.
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posted on
06/29/2017 10:13:51 AM PDT
by
Crucial
To: ColdOne
Canada is becoming fascist. I guess it’s no surprise.
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posted on
06/29/2017 10:14:10 AM PDT
by
Crucial
To: llevrok
Google from Canada if they do not respond globally.
That's why God invented proxy servers. They would need Red China style controls including a tiny number of ISPs if they wish to try that one.
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posted on
06/29/2017 10:15:01 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: ColdOne
And what army will Canada use to enforce this worldwide court order of theirs?
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posted on
06/29/2017 10:15:03 AM PDT
by
MeganC
(Democrat by birth, Republican by default, conservative by principle.)
To: MeganC
“We want to stop Hate speech at the border”
“What about Russian porn?”
“We believe in unfettered freedom of speech, even if it is offensive”
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posted on
06/29/2017 10:17:35 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
To: ColdOne
Shows what happens when you don’t have a constitution with a first amendment and live on socialism.
rwood
To: ColdOne
Ruling on this is SIMPLE.
Enforcing this is IMPOSSIBLE.
Politicians & judges have NO concept of REALITY.
To: ColdOne
How amusing. America’s Hat sure is getting cocky.
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posted on
06/29/2017 10:19:05 AM PDT
by
Constitution Day
(Watch out for the suede denim secret police!)
To: ColdOne
So if a Canadian is offended by a blog in Mali, they can go to court to get that blog blocked or removed from the Internet?...................
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posted on
06/29/2017 10:19:51 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Unless you eat The Bread of Life, you are toast!.......................)
To: ColdOne
Canada in the service of Islamic Supremacy.
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posted on
06/29/2017 10:20:21 AM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
To: AppyPappy
What about Russian porn? Russian porn is terrible..............or so I've heard...................
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posted on
06/29/2017 10:20:37 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Unless you eat The Bread of Life, you are toast!.......................)
To: Dr. Sivana
This is a move that China is DREAMING of.
Remove everything about tiananmen ? Remove everything about Falung Gong ? Everything about their numerous human rights violations ?
Oh wow.. China is giddy at the possibility of this. They’ll work with Canadian courts to see their global vision jump from “One Road, One Rail” to include “One gateway”.
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posted on
06/29/2017 10:21:27 AM PDT
by
Celerity
To: Red Badger
That is the way I read it.
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posted on
06/29/2017 10:22:08 AM PDT
by
ColdOne
((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever! “Laughing my #Ossoff)
To: llevrok
My guess is they do not have global jurisdiction BUT could block (aka : blackmail) Google from Canada if they do not respond globally.
That’s exactly what they will do. And google will knuckle under because revenue is more important than freedom and they probably agree with canadian leftists on which sites are ‘evil’ anyway.
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posted on
06/29/2017 10:22:09 AM PDT
by
samtheman
(The Germans -- having failed twice -- have finally hit on a way to destroy Europe.)
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