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Re: Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content”

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Post by cpr »

Negitivefrags wrote: post #64
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?

It’s amazing to see an authoritarian regime establish itself in real time in front of our eyes. It’s so easy to look at the past and think “How did people let this happen?”. And yet here we are. I hope stopping the anti-vaxers and election fraud people is worth it.

Especially as the news about the election fraud slowly rolls out across multiple states...

Re: Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content”

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Post by djkivi »

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 thought this theory was debunked by scientists over a year ago?

https://www.npr.org/2020/04/22/841925672/scientists-debunk-l...

Re: Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content”

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Post by pwned1 »

s3r3nity wrote: post #51

How is this _not_ on the front page? Google is analyzing your files for content, and flagging if it doesn't align with narratives that a government body sets - and _removing all trace of that content._ If this doesn't conflict with the "hacker pathos," what the fuck is Hacker News then?

It appears as though this post has been memory-holed.

Re: Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content”

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Post by Hizonner »

semitones wrote: post #73
lazyjones wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

All these services are easy to replace. What isn't yet available elsewhere is the content discovery possibilities provided by Youtube, especially what would be considered "pirated" content on other sites without deep ties to the government (e.g. full CDs, movies that get uploaded and stay on yt for a long time, to be downloaded by millions).

"All these services are easy to replace" - I would like to agree, but I think that statement trivializes the endeavor a bit too much. For Docs for example: Sure, from a technical standpoint, creating a webapp that lets you modify a document, syncs over new changes on a regular basis, and lets multiple users collaborate on the same doc and the same time is certainly harder than making a hello world calculator, but it'…

Why does any one thing have to be a "standard"? That's part of the problem.

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Post by peytn »

djkivi wrote: post #83
drew-y wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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 thought this theory was debunked by scientists over a year ago? https://www.npr.org/2020/04/22/841925672/scientists-debunk-l...

> I spoke to Peter Daszak, president of the EcoHealth Alliance

This guy became a little controversial [1] after a FOIA request turned up emails in which he appears to be conspiring with colleagues to manipulate public perception:

> “you, me and him should not sign this statement, so it has some distance from us and therefore doesn’t work in a counterproductive way.” Daszak added, “We’ll then put it out in a way that doesn’t link it back to our collaboration so we maximize an independent voice.”

> Baric agreed, writing back, “Otherwise it looks self-serving and we lose impact.”

[1]: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/06/the-lab-leak-theory-...

Re: Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content”

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Post by iso1631 »

semitones wrote: post #76
andai wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Google docs etc aren't even Google's inventions, Google just bought them. I think it's important to emphasize that, to dispel the notion that you need to be a big company to make a product like that.

I agree that you do not have to be a big company to make a product like that, but it seems like you have to be a big company in order to host and deliver it.

Anything that becomes a danger of breaking away from the ecosystem gets bought out. Indeed that seems the end goal of most startups

Re: Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content”

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Post by colechristensen »

semitones wrote: post #76
andai wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Google docs etc aren't even Google's inventions, Google just bought them. I think it's important to emphasize that, to dispel the notion that you need to be a big company to make a product like that.

I agree that you do not have to be a big company to make a product like that, but it seems like you have to be a big company in order to host and deliver it.

No you have to be a big company to resist the urge of getting bought out.

Or you have to either have aspirations of becoming a big platform company or a plan to survive and be happy watching big companies push you to fifth place in a category you once dominated.

Re: Google Drive bans distribution of “misleading content”

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Post by chaganated »

semitones wrote: post #39

The road to hell is paved with "good intentions". We desperately need to find a globally adoptable alternative to google and the services that it provides. Docs, Sheets, Drive, etc. are fantastic services in that they work really well on a massive scale. However, Google's increasing role as an arbiter of right vs wrong and a steward of information puts too much power into the hands of one corporation, whose best inte…

resignation or gtfo
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