Now is too early to do that. Sundar (Google CEO) seems quite receptive to the arguments being made, and changes are likely to occur from this protest. If the bulk of the requested changes are made, then Google will probably be a leader in this area.
Once Google has done away with these policies, then the pressure can move to the next organization.
There are numerous other bases for distrusting Google. This item is still ... early.
Repeated privacy invasions, repeated failure to respect user privacy choices, a whole host of choices and decisions made concerning G+ over the years (Real Names, G+ - YouTube #Anschluss, failure to provide robust text-focused, spam-busting, moderation, and other tools, the tendency for Google to lovingly rear its children until it decides to drown them in the bathtub, support for the Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement, undermining of monopoly-busting standards, attempting to kill monopoly-oriented research within think tanks, anti-competitive practices (see especially EU actions against Google), wage-suppressing anti-poaching pacts with Apple, Intel, and Cisco (Facebook was the odd man out and disclosed the practices), supporting and encouraging fascism and nationalism via YouTube, supporting and encouraging highly risky daredevil stunts on YouTube including at least one YouTube contributor being shot dead at point-blank range by his fiance, for advertising clicks. Supporting drugs trade from Mexico into the US.
Edward Morbius and they all come together in one big patriarchal bundle - thank you Edward. I think you just described captalism - we need a new system or nothing will ever really change. Do you know anyone who could take a look behind the scenes into google finances - e.g. investments and just how ethical google is in its darkest places.
Deletion Warning I'm going to ask the OP to lock the comments and let this settle. It's not really an issue for this community as it doesn't affect where or how we migrate.
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Now is too early to do that. Sundar (Google CEO) seems quite receptive to the arguments being made, and changes are likely to occur from this protest. If the bulk of the requested changes are made, then Google will probably be a leader in this area.
ReplyDeleteOnce Google has done away with these policies, then the pressure can move to the next organization.
There are numerous other bases for distrusting Google. This item is still ... early.
ReplyDeleteRepeated privacy invasions, repeated failure to respect user privacy choices, a whole host of choices and decisions made concerning G+ over the years (Real Names, G+ - YouTube #Anschluss, failure to provide robust text-focused, spam-busting, moderation, and other tools, the tendency for Google to lovingly rear its children until it decides to drown them in the bathtub, support for the Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement, undermining of monopoly-busting standards, attempting to kill monopoly-oriented research within think tanks, anti-competitive practices (see especially EU actions against Google), wage-suppressing anti-poaching pacts with Apple, Intel, and Cisco (Facebook was the odd man out and disclosed the practices), supporting and encouraging fascism and nationalism via YouTube, supporting and encouraging highly risky daredevil stunts on YouTube including at least one YouTube contributor being shot dead at point-blank range by his fiance, for advertising clicks. Supporting drugs trade from Mexico into the US.
So there's plenty of existing reasons.
Edward Morbius and they all come together in one big patriarchal bundle - thank you Edward. I think you just described captalism - we need a new system or nothing will ever really change. Do you know anyone who could take a look behind the scenes into google finances - e.g. investments and just how ethical google is in its darkest places.
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ReplyDeleteI'm going to ask the OP to lock the comments and let this settle. It's not really an issue for this community as it doesn't affect where or how we migrate.
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ReplyDeleteshared already on my profile if anyone wants to comment there, thanks
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