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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: 0.214s | 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. tasogare ◴[18 May 20 10:42 UTC] No.23220725[source]▶
Or "public health organizations". Given how much the WHO lied to everyone to protect PRC, continues to do it and bullied the country that handle the crisis the best (Taiwan) this is particularly ridiculous, in addition to being indeed distopic. Or maybe Google want us to drink bleach, as this a solution approved by POTUS? Not wearing masks like the French government said? If anything governmental sources should be as heavily fact checked as any others.