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Re:Sex Workers Say Porn on Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappea... by csomar on Saturday March 24, 2018 @05:56PM (#16669216)
> I don't have a problem with the illegal porn ban; people are actually being victimized there.

This is where you are wrong. It is either all or it is not. You can't draw the line. Either information can free flow through your router or it can't.

I can't really see it another way.

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Re:Sex Workers Say Porn on Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappea... by austincheney on Saturday March 24, 2018 @06:44PM (#16669464)
Google isn't limiting the data flowing through your router. They are limiting content they are willing to store on their servers. Those two are worlds apart and Google can do whatever they choose within the boundaries defined by their terms of service.
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Re:Sex Workers Say Porn on Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappea... by wcunning on Saturday March 24, 2018 @07:23PM (#16669628)
But that distinction makes Google no longer a DMCA safe harbor. Once you start censoring content not actively illegal, you are now liable for any copyright infringement on your site.
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Re:Sex Workers Say Porn on Google Drive Is Suddenly Disappea... by icebraining on Saturday March 24, 2018 @07:46PM (#16669729)
The condition for safe harbor is not knowing that the content is infringing, not that you censor your content or not. YouTube has always censored content (e.g. porn).
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