dc.fireman
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After I read and commented on a thread from earlier this summer bemoaning Google's new policy banning firearms and most firearms related items through Google Shopping, I've since come across this gem of a campaign sponsored by Google. It is a petition from Google to the governments of the world to allow internet designers, engineers, and service owners to have a voice in their respective countries when it comes time to make decisions concerning the 'net.
It reeked of hypocrisy to me - Google is asking it's users to speak out and cry foul when a government approaches what they consider things which would harm free speech, and Net Neutrality in general. Considering that Google has recently enacted their own brand of censorship - to prevent lawful businesses and their would be customers from conducting 'net based transactions because they deal with firearms, I felt as if we who are users of not only the internet, but also fans of the shooting sports should come to answer their call - and tell them just what it is we really think.
Hopefully, this recent campaign will open them up to a barrage of comments from our High Roaders who also have a Google ID. Let them know your feelings - Let them know just how hypocritical this recent campaign against censorship and promoting "free & open internet" (a.k.a. Net Neutrality) seems to our community. Here is the link:
http://www.freeandopenweb.com/?utm_...o-p2-hp#message=550913&loc=9/38.3417/-76.9589
It reeked of hypocrisy to me - Google is asking it's users to speak out and cry foul when a government approaches what they consider things which would harm free speech, and Net Neutrality in general. Considering that Google has recently enacted their own brand of censorship - to prevent lawful businesses and their would be customers from conducting 'net based transactions because they deal with firearms, I felt as if we who are users of not only the internet, but also fans of the shooting sports should come to answer their call - and tell them just what it is we really think.
Hopefully, this recent campaign will open them up to a barrage of comments from our High Roaders who also have a Google ID. Let them know your feelings - Let them know just how hypocritical this recent campaign against censorship and promoting "free & open internet" (a.k.a. Net Neutrality) seems to our community. Here is the link:
http://www.freeandopenweb.com/?utm_...o-p2-hp#message=550913&loc=9/38.3417/-76.9589
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