It’s this kinda thing that makes me distrust the extent to which a private company like Google has control over so much of our access to a public entity like the internet.
“[D]espite the still-popular myth, the internet is far from being a haven for free speech, freedom of expression or even free trade
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If we want freedom online then we need laws that guarantee it. We cannot trust the technology, because it is getting better and better at control and surveillance, as China makes clear.
We cannot trust the private sector, not because they are devious or anti-freedom, but simply because it is not and never has been their role to preserve our core liberties. ”
(BBC)