U.S. government constantly pushing for web censorship.
Google has unveiled a new project to get internet users to play their part in protecting the open internet.
The project has been revealed ahead of a meeting of the International Telecommunication Union set to take place on December 3. Google believes "some governments want to use this meeting… to increase censorship and regulate the internet".
"A free and open world depends on a free and open Internet," reads the search engine firm's Take Action site. "Governments alone, working behind closed doors, should not direct its future. The billions of people around the globe who use the Internet should have a voice." The microsite itself educates the average web user more than anything else.
Google's efforts relating to the protection of the open web has been evident since the U.S. government introduced the infamous now-defunct SOPA bill. Earlier this year, co-founder Sergey Brin explained the open web is the predominant reason the firm has achieved its position.
"The kind of environment that we developed Google in, the reason that we were able to develop a search engine, is the web was so open. Once you get too many rules, that will stifle innovation."
Awww, we feel so sorry about your puny porn site that didn't make it top ten searches...
As far as ads are concerned, you totally missed the boat here: not only they're not hidden in search results, as you say (what value has a hidden ad? ), but you'll be surprised that everybody that is in the online services business uses ads to pay for their bills. That's why you can still google (or should I say search) something for free.
Monopole? I think you meant monopoly, and the fact that you can use Bing, Yahoo and so on negates that argument.
You're a Google hater, that's all. Feel free to use anything else BUT Google's services.
Google has his own rules but doesn't want to apply to Governements rules. In my opinion, some rules voted in democracy should be necessary to regulate the dictatorship of Google.
Awww, we feel so sorry about your puny porn site that didn't make it top ten searches...
As far as ads are concerned, you totally missed the boat here: not only they're not hidden in search results, as you say (what value has a hidden ad? ), but you'll be surprised that everybody that is in the online services business uses ads to pay for their bills. That's why you can still google (or should I say search) something for free.
Monopole? I think you meant monopoly, and the fact that you can use Bing, Yahoo and so on negates that argument.
You're a Google hater, that's all. Feel free to use anything else BUT Google's services.
It adds some very important facts to the discussion and leads one to question why Google is so up in arms about this meeting. Perhaps it's Google who is the bad guy and it's the ITU who wants to provide protections against the corporate exploitation of internet users. After all, Google does harvest a ton of user information that it's always looking to make a profit off of it and that's not always in our best interest.
Google is a really cool guy. eh searches the web and doesnt afraid of anything.
I'm sorry, but I just can't take you seriously when you use the word "monopole."
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I'm kinda shocked that they didn't bring up "The great firewall of China" given it's relevance.
I didn't know Patriot Act was signed when Obama was president... Oh wait. Both sides are largely corporatists. With a few on each side actually working for the people.
Seriously people.. Give me a break obama this obama that.. BLAH BLAH BLAH pull the heads from your ***. Democrat/Republican only care whats in THEIR best interest. Not yours or mine. Their only goal is to keep us content enough to keep making them money.
Google monopoly? I never did understand that.. When am I ever forced to use google? Phone OS? Nope, plenty of competitors there. Search engines? Nope, plenty of competitors there also.
Really can't think of a time were I am forced to use google without another means being available. I use it because in my opinions it's the best. I don't care about the stupid privacy crap because I'm smart enough to know anything you put on the web isn't private. Once it's on it's on.
I don't care if they have some stupid crap that might try and direct me to buy something it has come to think I would like.
What I really like is that hey at least they're standing up to the government even if they do have a hidden agenda which I'm sure they do. Just like everybody does. They're a corporation they're out to make money. But in this case our interest are the same.
The government would like to legislate and control the internet as much as they can get away with to please their media industry lobbyists and silence the open forum. That's their interest. Google would like no control over the internet so they can run it as they please, control it themselves, and charge you as much as they can to line their pockets. They are a business now, with products to sell, NOT a simple search engine. That's their interest.
There are so many hidden things that you random users clearly don't see. I won't go into details but i'm sure you will discover it if you search a bit