Why isn't YouTube blacked out?

Posted by pax on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @05:14AM
from the self-post dept.

If Google really wanted to make a point, why didn't they black out YouTube, where it really hurts?

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Re:Why isn't YouTube blacked out? by ippisl on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @06:51AM (#3479162)

Google is currently being investigated on anti-trust issues . A huge show of political force might annoy politicians. Google's just being careful.

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Re:Why isn't YouTube blacked out? by pestaa on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @07:20AM (#3479248)

"might annoy politicians"

That is the whole reason of protesting. Any law would pass if they can't be bothered.

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Re:Why isn't YouTube blacked out? by doobie on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @08:52AM (#3479620)

How about the current adsense campaign? That looks like a very large political show if you ask me.

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Re:Why isn't YouTube blacked out? by mrkmcknz on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @05:49AM (#3478985)

I think the blank out of Google is making more of a point then say if they blacked out Gmail or Youtube.

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Re:Why isn't YouTube blacked out? by doobie on Wednesday January 18, 2012 @08:53AM (#3479628)

Blanking Google mail would harm the user base. I support doing so for non-essential services but many of us require access to our mail accounts for a plethora of reasons.

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