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Google blacklists conservative online site, American Thinker
American Thinker ^ | 08/15/2019 | Taylor Day

Posted on 08/15/2019 7:07:55 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

In a video and article published on Wednesday, ex-Google employee Zach Vorhies speaks with the antitrust investigators at Project Veritas about the thousands of internal Google documents he recently released to the public.  Among the cache of information is a list of sites that Google has blacklisted with an algorithm developed to alter users' search results.  American Thinker is one of them.

The highlighted photo below is from frequent contributor Steve McCann

It wasn’t easy for Vorhies to break away from his lucrative Google salary and come forward with the trove of information that shows a huge political bias by his former employer.  Google even had police called to do a “wellness check” and had him hauled away in handcuffs as an intimidation strategy that shook up Vorhies enough that he actually feared for his own life.

Still, he prevailed, and the whistleblower tells Project Veritas that he feels that a burden has been lifted.

Statements made by President Trump and other conservative leaders about the censorship and bias on sites like Google have been written off as “right-wing conspiracy theories.”  Google enjoys comfortable legal protections under what is referred to as “Section 230,” which means that Internet publishers aren’t held responsible for user-generated content - as long as they remain a neutral platform.

But Google’s actions outline more than just a strong bias, they show active involvement in an Orwellian effort to change of outcome of future elections and the political climate in the U.S.  Google’s internal documents have initiatives with dystopian titles such as “Project Purple Rain: Crisis Response & Escalation,” which refers to keeping an around-the-clock staff dedicated to controlling news narratives as soon as a story hits the headlines.  Other documents show “fringe rankings” and “feed blacklists” as a way to discredit

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: 2020election; americanthinker; blacklist; election2020; freeerepublic; freerepublic; google; internet; liberalfascism; projectveritas; technotyranny
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1 posted on 08/15/2019 7:07:56 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Newsbusters is on that list.


2 posted on 08/15/2019 7:12:03 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: SeekAndFind
"Google enjoys comfortable legal protections under what is referred to as “Section 230,” which means that Internet publishers aren’t held responsible for user-generated content - as long as they remain a neutral platform."

I'm sure their plausible deniability is there were non-conservative sites also effected.

3 posted on 08/15/2019 7:17:03 AM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: SeekAndFind

American thinker is, IMO, one of the most level headed and well written article sources out there. This is fascinating.


4 posted on 08/15/2019 7:18:34 AM PDT by cuban leaf (We're living in Dr. Zhivago but without the love triangle)
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If they have black listed AT it shows how far they have gone. Its been known for awhile Google is biased but this is really bad. When 80% of the world’s searches are controlled by radical leftists it is a problem.


5 posted on 08/15/2019 7:19:45 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: BenLurkin

Two of my most-frequented news sites are on the list as well as a host of other sites I visit occasionally.

Good thing I don’t use Google to find them!


6 posted on 08/15/2019 7:21:17 AM PDT by thoughtomator (... this has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.)
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To: cuban leaf

Speaking of level headed, Youtube ( which is owned by Google ) has actually black listed some of Prager University’s videos ( one notable one is the series on the 10 Commandments, because it mentions murder ).


7 posted on 08/15/2019 7:21:58 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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To: SeekAndFind

People’s Republic of Google strikes again.


8 posted on 08/15/2019 7:22:16 AM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
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To: BenLurkin

Search query blacklist:

https://www.projectveritas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/youtube_controversial_query_blacklist.pdf

Website blacklist:

https://www.projectveritas.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/news-black-list-site-for-google-now.txt

I now have a new search list!


9 posted on 08/15/2019 7:22:42 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (/S liberally (oops) applied to all posts.)
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To: BenLurkin

I’m surprised FreeRepublic isn’t there.

They don’t index us well at all, probably intentionally. They used to, then something changed, several years ago.


10 posted on 08/15/2019 7:23:23 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: SeekAndFind

I have an idea. Let’s get everybody to blacklist Google. Try it for just one week. There are a number of alternatives out in the interweb. I use “DuckDuckGo” or “BING” as a couple of examples.


11 posted on 08/15/2019 7:24:21 AM PDT by Howie66 ("...Against All Enemies, Foreign and Democrat.....")
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To: FreedomPoster

“I’m surprised FreeRepublic isn’t there.”

It’s on there:

usainfobox.com/
freerepublic.com/
awarenessact.com/
christiantoday.com/
faithfamilyamerica.com/
hiduth.com/


12 posted on 08/15/2019 7:27:32 AM PDT by CedarDave (A better name for US Public Schools: Propaganda Indoctrination Centers)
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To: FreedomPoster

A few more:

lifenews.com/
palmerreport.com/
us.blastingnews.com/
usapoliticstoday.com/
queerty.com/
americanthinker.com/
redstatewatcher.com/
nationalenquirer.com/


13 posted on 08/15/2019 7:29:02 AM PDT by CedarDave (A better name for US Public Schools: Propaganda Indoctrination Centers)
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To: Scrambler Bob

Check out some of these search queries:

They used all kinds of variations, for misspelling, spanish, mistyping, other languages, and to account for folks who don’t know the language, and probably some entry errors on thier part.

Lots of places on the list like this. Here is a sample.

7/3/2018
las vegasattack
las vegasgun man
las vegs paddock
las vehad gunmen
las vergas atack
las vergas gunman
las vessag attack
las vgas fake
las vigas attack
las vigas stephan paddock
last vegas
last vegas attack
lastephan paadock
lasvegas
lasvegas attack
lasvegas gunman


14 posted on 08/15/2019 7:31:33 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (/S liberally (oops) applied to all posts.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Break up the communist monopoly Google! Break it up now. Leaving it’s evil sick
Political manipulations aside, it’s a dangerous monopolistic predator that must be anti- trusted for sure ! What’s the administration waiting for? This problem has been festering for at least a decade


15 posted on 08/15/2019 7:33:27 AM PDT by faithhopecharity ( “Politicians are not born; they are excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: CedarDave; Jim Robinson
“I’m surprised FreeRepublic isn’t there.”

It’s on there:

usainfobox.com/

freerepublic.com/

awarenessact.com/

christiantoday.com/

faithfamilyamerica.com/

hiduth.com/

(((Ping)))

16 posted on 08/15/2019 7:33:37 AM PDT by Envisioning (Carry safe, always carry, everyday, everywhere.)
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To: lonevoice

“But Google’s actions outline more than just a strong bias, they show active involvement in an Orwellian effort to change of outcome of future elections and the political climate in the U.S.”

Scary times we live in.


17 posted on 08/15/2019 7:34:27 AM PDT by Pride in the USA
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To: FreedomPoster
"I’m surprised FreeRepublic isn’t there. They don’t index us well at all, probably intentionally. They used to, then something changed, several years ago."

Freerepublic.com is on the list, about 1/3 of the way down.

18 posted on 08/15/2019 7:38:05 AM PDT by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: SeekAndFind

I’d be surprised if Free Republic WASN’T on the list.


19 posted on 08/15/2019 7:42:47 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (The Electoral College is the firewall protecting us from massive blue state vote fraud.)
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To: SeekAndFind

This morning Google employees posted a petition that says Google should not cooperate or work for ICE, CBP and other US border patrol/immigration agencies due to their “human rights abuse” and other actions against illegals.

But, of course, it’s alright for Google to work for the Chinese Communist government which is now using computer technology to monitor and score its citizens (e.g. a low score [found by monitoring text, emails, website visits, etc.] means you don’t get to travel or receive a better job).


20 posted on 08/15/2019 7:45:43 AM PDT by CedarDave (A better name for US Public Schools: Propaganda Indoctrination Centers)
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