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Google will ban all cryptocurrency-related advertising

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Re: Google will ban all cryptocurrency-related advertising

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Post by pjc50 »

carlossilva33 wrote: post #79

"First they came for the crypto-currencies and I said nothing..." For those with their eyes open, this is just another example of the current authoritarian trend sweeping the globe. Yes, google is a private company but so are bakers. Unless you subscribe to "All animals are equal but some are more equal than others". By the way, there is no distinction here between public and private powers. The State needs these big…

First they came for the crypto-currencies and I said "finally, it's about time, now how about the white supremacists?"

Re: Google will ban all cryptocurrency-related advertising

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Post by wallace_f »

ino wrote: post #77
wallace_f wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not the full story. They've been actually demonetizing, or in some cases removing, videos for political speech they don't agree with. Even former Rep Ron Paul's Youtube channel was demonetized--which is frankly just insanely ridiculous. Meanwhile media reports extremist content such as Nazi propaganda is available?! Another example is anti-Trump, conservative commentator Ben Shapiro. I'm not exactly sure who can be s…

> Even former Rep Ron Paul's Youtube channel was demonetized--which is frankly just insanely ridiculous. perhaps all channels with political goals (candidates, parties) should be demonetized.

They're waging war, not just on political disagreements, but on alternative media.

Most of the media is owned by a small number of corporations and they want you to get your ideas and info from them.

Re: Google will ban all cryptocurrency-related advertising

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Post by em3rgent0rdr »

dunkelsten wrote: post #46
SoggyMike wrote: post #38

I'd be quite stoked were Facebook to ban most but not all cryptocurrency ads. What I find most disturbing are all the self-appointed "experts" who offer classes in which they will teach their "system" that they claim will guarantee the students collossal returns on very small investments. However there are lots of ads that I'd like Facebook to keep. Many of the ICO (Initial Coin Offering) ads are from legitimate star…

> But I only want just the _legitimate_ ICO ads to remain. I‘m sorry to bring you the news, but there aren‘t any. Oh, and just in case there are, the crypto ecosystem implosion happening this year will drag them along to the bottom of the pool together with all the scams.

Reminds me of the dot com boom with tons of $noun.com companies of which the vast majority were worthless. But there were some true innovations, and those gems survived the crash. Had we lumped them all together and prohibited any of their advertisement, they may have never succeeded.

Re: Google will ban all cryptocurrency-related advertising

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Post by chillingeffect »

pjc50 wrote: post #80
jMyles wrote: post #66

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> is dangerously close to becoming a regulated, or more regulated, industry You're absolutely right. And this is an easy, almost childishly obvious end-around to get at free speech. If speech is "political speech," then it is subject regulation suite A. If it is "advertising", then it is subject to regulation suite B. If it is "legal or medical advice," on and on. Until there are no spaces left between the suites, an…

Neither Facebook nor Google are ""pure"" free speech zones already, or ever were, and both already have categories of advert that you're not allowed.

Yet they are digital commons with near monopolies.

Should IRL streets be the only place where pure free speech is allowed?

Should the entire internet be a purely corporate space with no constitutional rights permitted, only private access?

If we are advised to avoid their near monopolies, should we simply wait for another corporate giant to take their place?

In order to exercise our rights of free speech, must we erect our own commercial entities? If so, in what way is the government we're supporting working for us?

Re: Google will ban all cryptocurrency-related advertising

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Post by lawlessone »

anonytrary wrote: post #67

Well, it's their platform so it's their rules. It would be dystopian if they tried to censor cryptocurrency-related Google Trends insights, news and other media. The pressure on the rest of humans to find suitable substitutes to Google and Facebook will only grow with time. Speaking of substitutes, Google and Facebook have a strong incentive to squander cryptocurrency. The long vision is a direct threat to the way th…

> The long vision is a direct threat to the way they operate, and to the very question of whether or not they should exist.

I don't see how that's true?

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Post by notahacker »

afarrell wrote: post #52
220V_USKettle wrote: post #48

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Acai berry is ok, but Bitcoin is bad?

One's ability to use (and therefore consume and therefore buy) acai berry product close-to-fundamentally limited by biology. Not only that, but there is a lag of as least 1 day between ordering an acai berry product and receiving it. Nobody is going to lose $200K investing in Acai berry. Someone, especially a someone with a smartphone and poor impulse control, might lose $200K investing in a cryptocurrency. The sort…

Also, Acai Berry promotions are unlikely to fall foul of securities marketing laws, no matter how palpably dishonest they are

Re: Google will ban all cryptocurrency-related advertising

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Post by pjc50 »

chillingeffect wrote: post #85
pjc50 wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Neither Facebook nor Google are ""pure"" free speech zones already, or ever were, and both already have categories of advert that you're not allowed.

Yet they are digital commons with near monopolies. Should IRL streets be the only place where pure free speech is allowed? Should the entire internet be a purely corporate space with no constitutional rights permitted, only private access? If we are advised to avoid their near monopolies, should we simply wait for another corporate giant to take their place? In order to exercise our rights of free speech, must we ere…

The constitutional right is country-specific and also limited. You're not allowed to publish fraudulent stock prospectuses offline, even in America.

Re: Google will ban all cryptocurrency-related advertising

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Post by nukeop »

cryptomancer wrote: post #76
nukeop wrote: post #64

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Oh no it won't, that genie isn't going back into the bottle. Cryptos are here to stay, and they will continue growing for decades.

Hahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahhaah breathe aahahahahahahahhahahahaha

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