Google Removes Pirate Bay Frontpage From Search Results

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Post by mindplunge » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 3:08 PM UTC

Google Removes Pirate Bay Frontpage From Search Results
torrentfreak.com

Re: Google Removes Pirate Bay Frontpage From Search Results

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Post by kierank » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 4:27 PM UTC

Hopefully experts-exchange will be added to that list...

Re: Google Removes Pirate Bay Frontpage From Search Results

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Post by jacquesm » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 4:30 PM UTC

kierank wrote: post #2

Hopefully experts-exchange will be added to that list...

And anything referring to 'sedo'.

Re: Google Removes Pirate Bay Frontpage From Search Results

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Post by tumult » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 4:32 PM UTC

Please direct your hate towards anyone in Congress in 1998, when the DMCA was passed unanimously.

Re: Google Removes Pirate Bay Frontpage From Search Results

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Post by igorgue » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 4:39 PM UTC

tumult wrote: post #4

Please direct your hate towards anyone in Congress in 1998, when the DMCA was passed unanimously.

and Congress in 2009 for not noticing that this thing is broken

Re: Google Removes Pirate Bay Frontpage From Search Results

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Post by rms » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 4:54 PM UTC

I could certainly understand the justification for removing individual torrents, maybe even the broad category of pornography, but why the front page?

Re: Google Removes Pirate Bay Frontpage From Search Results

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Post by stcredzero » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 5:03 PM UTC

Perhaps an opportunity for Bing to make inroads?

Re: Google Removes Pirate Bay Frontpage From Search Results

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Post by mynameishere » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 6:02 PM UTC

Maybe they just want people to use this instead:

http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=003849996876419856805:erhh...

Re: Google Removes Pirate Bay Frontpage From Search Results

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Post by immad » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 6:25 PM UTC

stcredzero wrote: post #7

Perhaps an opportunity for Bing to make inroads?

Google still finds http://thepiratebay.org/browse

But Bing wins with the front page: http://www.bing.com/search?q=pirate+bay&go=&form=QBL...

On a side note: The way bing shows the first result it made it feel like an ad and I skipped it the first time.

Also: The related search results in Bing are quite useful.

Re: Google Removes Pirate Bay Frontpage From Search Results

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Post by logicalmind » Fri, Oct 02, 2009, 6:28 PM UTC

igorgue wrote: post #5

tumult wrote: post #4

Please direct your hate towards anyone in Congress in 1998, when the DMCA was passed unanimously.

and Congress in 2009 for not noticing that this thing is broken

And constituents in 2010 who will not care about their congress-person's stance on this issue when it is time to vote.