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Re:Google deletes artist’s blog, a decade of his work by drusepth on Friday July 15, 2016 @02:55PM (#12103068)
They're a private service all the time. Keep that in mind and you'll go far.
Re:Google deletes artist’s blog, a decade of his work by mcbits on Friday July 15, 2016 @05:02PM (#12103815)
Corporations such as Google are much more like quasi-governmental municipal corporations than like Mom & Pop's Private Bakery.
Re:Google deletes artist’s blog, a decade of his work by tedunangst on Friday July 15, 2016 @07:14PM (#12104395)
Quasi governmental corporations are typically granted special privileges (protected monopolies). If Google doesn't have some arrangement like all blogging must be done on blogspot, they're not quasi government.
Re:Google deletes artist’s blog, a decade of his work by mcbits on Friday July 15, 2016 @08:31PM (#12104649)
When an entity has a formal governance structure, elected leaders, armed security forces, issues its own bonds, negotiates directly with foreign governments, and has a "GDP" greater than most nations, it has a lot more in common with governments than it does with a typical private business.

This phenomenon of "private" corporations amassing the power of governments without the responsibilities of governments is a relatively new chapter in history and still needs to be sorted out.