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Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content”

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Re: Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content”

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Post by gjsman-1000 »

drew-y wrote: post #37
gjsman-1000 wrote: post #7

Amazing they have the gall to think they still can arbiter truth, considering how YouTube up until recently was banning the "conspiracy theory" that the recent pandemic may have originated from a Wuhan Lab... Something that now all the experts are saying may actually be true.

Saying "all the experts" think it may actually be true is a big stretch. It's far more accurate to say that the experts haven't ruled it out. But they still think natural origin is far more likely[1]. [1] https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01529-3

I said that almost "all the experts" agree that it may be true, not that they necessarily believe it to be so.

Re: Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content”

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Post by jonnycomputer »

MeinBlutIstBlau wrote: post #30
jonnycomputer wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Pressure by Chinese government, maybe?

A lot of major tech/game companies have been kowtowing to Chinese policies.

you comment would be more acceptable without the use of "kowtowing".

Re: Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content”

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Post by neuronexmachina »

josephcsible wrote: post #13

Their definition of misleading says it "includes information [...] that contradicts official government records". Because no government record has ever been wrong before, right?

The full paragraph for reference:

> Misleading content related to civic and democratic processes: Content that is demonstrably false and could significantly undermine participation or trust in civic or democratic processes. This includes information about public voting procedures, political candidate eligibility based on age / birthplace, election results, or census participation that contradicts official government records. It also includes incorrect claims that a political figure or government official has died, been involved in an accident, or is suffering from a sudden serious illness.

Re: Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content”

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Post by finiteseries »

acmdas wrote: post #36
humanistbot wrote: post #15

Misleading title. Google Drive bans *sharing* "Misleading Content," which means they can disable sharing if a doc containing blatant misinformation starts to be widely shared on other platforms. (Edit: This doesn't mean they'll go into your drive and remove doubleplusungood content) Google Drive is now widely used as a social media platform -- I even get spam from google drive share notifications now! And so I'm sure…

"In some cases, no amount of context will allow this content to remain on our platforms..." sounds exactly like they will "go into your drive and remove doubleplusungood content."

“After we are notified of a potential policy violation, we may review the content and take action, including restricting access to the content, removing the content, and limiting or terminating a user’s access to Google products.”

It’s absolutely in the cards.

Re: Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content”

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Post by kratom_sandwich »

jonnycomputer wrote: post #34
bootaccount wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

why consider it when you can do it? Behavior can only change when there's a massive drop in MAU and revenue, then the product team will consider backtracking

Because it would be a major inconvenience for me, that's why. Update: I'm getting a lot of criticism here. If your aim is to try to get me to actually make the switch, then the approach you are taking is counter-productive. Instead, I guess you are doing what most people do when faced with something they disapprove of: they do the thing that is easiest and most satisfying, which is to criticize or punish the other pe…

Refreshingly honest

Re: Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content”

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Post by seneca »

FYI rclone is a great cli tool that can let you easily pull all content out of a Google drive and push it to several different easily configured backends, or store locally.

It can also be used to encrypt all content on your drive, presumably hiding content from big brother, but also making it useless for sharing.

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Post by Lammy »

jonnycomputer wrote: post #25
josephcsible wrote: post #13

Their definition of misleading says it "includes information [...] that contradicts official government records". Because no government record has ever been wrong before, right?

Pressure by Chinese government, maybe?

"Ey yo the government is lies, son / United States of Google; Verizon" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezpohf6-SuA

Re: Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content”

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Post by errantmind »

jonnycomputer wrote: post #34
bootaccount wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

why consider it when you can do it? Behavior can only change when there's a massive drop in MAU and revenue, then the product team will consider backtracking

Because it would be a major inconvenience for me, that's why. Update: I'm getting a lot of criticism here. If your aim is to try to get me to actually make the switch, then the approach you are taking is counter-productive. Instead, I guess you are doing what most people do when faced with something they disapprove of: they do the thing that is easiest and most satisfying, which is to criticize or punish the other pe…

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