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Posted: Apr 3, 2015 - 2:50am
RichardPrins wrote: Woman reported for flashing Google Street View car in South Australia - BBC Newsbeat Now she's just one big blur...

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Posted: Apr 2, 2015 - 9:26pm
Woman reported for flashing Google Street View car in South Australia - BBC Newsbeat

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Posted: Mar 31, 2015 - 10:34am
Google Maps launches PacMan on real streets

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Posted: Mar 22, 2015 - 3:55pm

haresfur wrote:

That's not censorship. That's legitimate protection of Google's brand and business model for the advertisers. They didn't take down the site or anything.

One could argue that such a brand/business model itself induces self-censorship (if you want our money/business/work this is what you need to (not) do), but then again they've agreed to sign up to get revenue from Google.

There are different types of censorship, aside from total prohibition.

Some advertisers might object to being "associated" with such content, others might not. Could depend on what they're selling.

Interestingly, according to comments at the site in question, the same content that is objected to appears on other, much larger news sites, along with their ads.

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Posted: Mar 22, 2015 - 3:25pm
RichardPrins wrote: US news website accuses Google of censorship over photos of Abu Ghraib, dead Ukrainians — RT USA That's not censorship. That's legitimate protection of Google's brand and business model for the advertisers. They didn't take down the site or anything.

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Posted: Mar 22, 2015 - 12:42pm
US news website accuses Google of censorship over photos of Abu Ghraib, dead Ukrainians — RT USA

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Posted: Mar 20, 2015 - 8:17am
ScottFromWyoming wrote: That's how it is with built-in cams so that it behaves to the selfie-taker like a mirror and not like a ...camera. I so seldom use the built-ins on my laptop (blue painters' tape usually covering lens) or tablet that I hadn't paid attention to that - makes sense now.

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Posted: Mar 20, 2015 - 8:06am
Proclivities wrote: If you click on the "terms of service" text another set of images appears. Why is it that all of the images seem to be reversed (i.e., mirror images)? That's how it is with built-in cams so that it behaves to the selfie-taker like a mirror and not like a ...camera.

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Posted: Mar 20, 2015 - 7:56am
ScottFromWyoming wrote: I just clicked it here at work and: NOTHING TO SEE HERE SORRY - WE HAD TO REMOVE THIS CONTENT BECAUSE IT WENT AGAINST HAPPY PARTY'S TERMS OF SERVICE. Well that's odd. If you click on the "terms of service" text another set of images appears. Why is it that all of the images seem to be reversed (i.e., mirror images)?

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Posted: Mar 20, 2015 - 7:56am
ScottFromWyoming wrote: I just clicked it here at work and: NOTHING TO SEE HERE SORRY - WE HAD TO REMOVE THIS CONTENT BECAUSE IT WENT AGAINST HAPPY PARTY'S TERMS OF SERVICE. Well that's odd. Yeah, I see that too—but only on yours, right? Hmmmm.

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Posted: Mar 20, 2015 - 7:52am
ScottFromWyoming wrote: Did you follow the link to the Global Happy Party? I just clicked it here at work and: NOTHING TO SEE HERE SORRY - WE HAD TO REMOVE THIS CONTENT BECAUSE IT WENT AGAINST HAPPY PARTY'S TERMS OF SERVICE. Well that's odd.

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Posted: Mar 20, 2015 - 7:51am
ScottFromWyoming wrote: "Good-by!"

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Posted: Mar 20, 2015 - 7:49am
Alexandra wrote: Alexandra wrote: I did not! I just reminded myself of this!

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Posted: Mar 20, 2015 - 7:28am
Alexandra wrote: I did not! I just reminded myself of this!

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Posted: Mar 20, 2015 - 7:25am
ScottFromWyoming wrote: Did you follow the link to the Global Happy Party? I did not! But I think I know that guy in the biggest window on the left. That's very cool.

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Posted: Mar 20, 2015 - 7:18am
Alexandra wrote: The home page is really lovely today, for the first day of spring. Spring came to northwestern Oregon the third week of February, though. Earliest spring I've ever experienced, I think. Did you follow the link to the Global Happy Party?

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Posted: Mar 20, 2015 - 7:01am
The home page is really lovely today, for the first day of spring. Spring came to northwestern Oregon the third week of February, though. Earliest spring I've ever experienced, I think.

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Posted: Sep 8, 2014 - 5:41pm
Google Street View car may have killed dog, says PETA

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Posted: Aug 18, 2014 - 2:43pm

Lorem Ipsum: Of Good & Evil, Google & China

Interesting read from Brian Krebs regarding Google Translate

"Imagine discovering a secret language spoken only online by a knowledgeable and learned few. Over a period of weeks, as you begin to tease out the meaning of this curious tongue and ponder its purpose, the language appears to shift in subtle but fantastic ways, remaking itself daily before your eyes. And just when you are poised to share your findings with the rest of the world, the entire thing vanishes..."

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