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Google bans Podcast Addict app over non-approved Covid-19 content

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1525 points garyclarke27 | 1 comments | 18 May 20 07:37 UTC | HN request time: 0.208s | source
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yuvalr1 ◴[18 May 20 08:51 UTC] No.23220008[source]▶
This is once again an example for how freedom of speech is becoming more and more controlled by tech companies.

I'm a little worried about this phenomenon. Google is not constructed by journalists. Freedom of speech might not be first priority for Google.

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encom ◴[18 May 20 09:07 UTC] No.23220110[source]▶
Just think about how extremely dystopian it is, to punish someone for relaying information that is not approved by the government.

The slope is getting slippier every day.

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1. marvin ◴[18 May 20 09:26 UTC] No.23220223[source]▶
Someone on HN suggested an amendment to the rule that private companies are not obliged to follow any freedom of speech principles when they grow to a size where they are closer to a carrier than a service. I think it's time to seriously consider something like that.