Re:Pirate Site Not Impressed by Global DNS Blocking Order
by bippihippi1 on Saturday August 05, 2023 @10:41PM
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the analogy to compelled speech is a little weak, since google doesn't claim ownership of any speech they display, and since google search is an effective monopoly on information discovery. it's more like an isp choosing not to serve certain traffic. but yeah, google isn't a common carrier.
Re:Pirate Site Not Impressed by Global DNS Blocking Order
by jonhohle on Saturday August 05, 2023 @10:59PM
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When does that freedom (which I agree they have) run afoul of Title II responsibilities that Google currently enjoys? When Google suppresses results for things that don’t align with their political or cultural perspective, are they still a common carrier?
But freedom of speech also means you can't compel someone to say something they don't want to say. That's not censorship, that's freedom. You can't force Google to rebroadcast that message.
And if you think that's the first or only thing they choose not to show, you must be very new. Otherwise you'd've noticed by now that your search results aren't all full of child porn and other garbage. Google isn't forced to show that to you.
If you want to see things that Google doesn't show, you're free to find it by other means.