Re:Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content”
by alex_munroe on Monday July 19, 2021 @04:59AM
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> The scale at which Google operates today, anything short of defining some of its popular products as public utilities would be disingenuous.
Look at that from the perspective of a startup founder. You've made a thing. Spent decades working on it. It became popular because many people found it useful. So useful in fact, that they've decided that it would be nice if you didn't own it anymore, and they owned it instead.
Laws should be the same for everyone. If you're not okay with other people deciding that they own your stuff, don't tell others what to do with the things they've created.
The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist.
> It's a private company owned by private citizens who also have the same constitutional rights.
The scale at which Google operates today, anything short of defining some of its popular products as public utilities would be disingenuous.
> Access to Google Drive is not a 'right'
Except this is not a Google drive (the product) access issue. It is an access to information issue, if you look at it fundamentally.