Posted on 09/30/2017 7:25:54 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Google has followed the court order and blocked the app which is now inaccessible from the Spanish territory.
"We remove content from our platforms when we receive a court order or when it violates our terms and conditions," the company said.
The local authorities in Catalonia reiterated on Friday that the vote will go ahead as scheduled on Sunday, despite strong opposition from Madrid.
Spanish authorities have been actively working to prevent the vote as thousands of additional police were deployed to the region, with orders to take control of the voting booths.
Earlier this week, the organization managing the registration of domains ending in .cat was raided by the police.
(Excerpt) Read more at rt.com ...
Google is a propaganda tool for the state.
different States to be sure, but it’s still the State.
Isn’t there a quote along the line that making peaceful revolution impossible makes violent revolution inevitable?
” Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable. “
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, March 13, 1962
Whole speech here: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=9100
Goog won’t admit it, but it’s a propaganda organ of the state.
The climate needs to be right, but Google needs to be split up under anti trust rules.
Thank you. That quote sees right on the mark here.
trump favors spanish unity over catalan independence
Poor choice of headline...
Seems like the following is much more serious than Google being temporarily banned.
“Spanish authorities have been actively working to prevent the vote as thousands of additional police were deployed to the region, with orders to take control of the voting booths.”
I see bloodshed this Sunday.
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