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Re:Google takes down profile pic because someone was flippin... by powertower on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @09:06AM (#3399764)
> I'm going to take the contrarian stance: Google+ belongs to Google. They can censor it however they want. You don't like it? Build your own web site. I'm serious: do it.

You have no idea how quickly your argument will fall apart as soon as you realize that it's the users, and their content, and their behavior (ad-clicks, dataminded info, etc) is what makes a site like this successful.

It's a partnership. And Google needs to treat it as such.

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Re:Google takes down profile pic because someone was flippin... by billybob on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @11:28AM (#3400278)
Absolutely it is user content that make them successful. But Google doesn't "need" to do anything unless users force them to need to. Meaning, if their complaints aren't answered, leave.
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