And of course this would affect all their properties including search. There was a time, long ago, when we expected objectivity from google in search, etc. Those days are long gone as google is a political actor. What's next? Banning ads that deny christ? Are they going to ban ads from politicians who espouse a point of view that google disagrees with? Given google's influence, they can influence who wins elections. Hell they had a significant part in the chaos created during the arab and eastern european "revolutions".
"It's a private company" argument works when private companies are much smaller or influential than governments. When private companies get so large and politically active, we have to break it apart.
The real question is who is pressuring google to do this in the first place. But I'd doubt we'll ever find that out.
"It's a private company" argument works when private companies are much smaller or influential than governments. When private companies get so large and politically active, we have to break it apart.
The real question is who is pressuring google to do this in the first place. But I'd doubt we'll ever find that out.