Daniel R. Tobias wrote:
> On 17 Jan 2010 09:13:08, Fred Bauder wrote:
>
>
>>> I'm so torn. On the one hand, the hypocrisy is blinding - filtering
>>> its search results is exactly what Google was doing in China. On the
>>> other hand, it's Encyclopedia Dramatica...
>>>
>>> --
>>> gwern
>>>
James Alexander wrote:
> I think the biggest thing was that Google thought that if we were
> working with China and going along with their filtering they should be
> leaving us alone.
So far, so standard for Western corporations in Asia. "Oh, you mean we
have to understand the culture as well as t
On 17 Jan 2010 09:13:08, Fred Bauder wrote:
> > I'm so torn. On the one hand, the hypocrisy is blinding - filtering
> > its search results is exactly what Google was doing in China. On the
> > other hand, it's Encyclopedia Dramatica...
> >
> > --
> > gwern
>
> Oh, they're cool; shine it on...
>
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Gwern Branwen wrote:
> > Google has agreed to take down links to a website that promotes racist
> views of indigenous Australians.
> > Aboriginal man Steve Hodder-Watt recently discovered the US-based site by
> searching "Aboriginal and Encyclopedia" in the searc
To be honest I don't totally see it as hypocrisy, inconsistent? Perhaps a
bit, I actually saw the Google statement as less "we don't support
censorship" and more of a "you broke the implicit (or explicit I don't know)
agreement. I think the biggest thing was that Google thought that if we were
work
(from smh article)
>Mr Newhouse believes the site would be filtered under the Federal
Government's mandatory filter.
The plot thickens... Sure their articles racist and are basically designed
offend everyone, however I personally don't feel conformable with the
government being able to block a sit
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 12:13 PM, Anthony wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Anthony wrote:
>> If censoring some things (like "the most offensive sorts of racial
>> vilification you could possibly find"), and refusing to censor other things
>> (like an historical account of a pro-democrac
>> Google has agreed to take down links to a website that promotes racist
>> views of indigenous Australians.
>> Aboriginal man Steve Hodder-Watt recently discovered the US-based site
>> by searching "Aboriginal and Encyclopedia" in the search engine.
>> He tried to modify the entry on Encyclopedia
On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Gwern Branwen wrote:
>> Google has agreed to take down links to a website that promotes racist views
>> of indigenous Australians.
This story says the SMH one is misleading:
http://www.inquisitr.com/57105/aus-media-gets-ed-story-wrong/
The statement from Google
> Google has agreed to take down links to a website that promotes racist views
> of indigenous Australians.
> Aboriginal man Steve Hodder-Watt recently discovered the US-based site by
> searching "Aboriginal and Encyclopedia" in the search engine.
> He tried to modify the entry on Encyclopedia Dr
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