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Apr. 4, 2008 at 4:24pm by Greg Sterling
Search Biz: Google Ups And Downs, Yahoo's Jekyll And Hyde Sides, The Revolving (Personnel) Door, & More
Writing the Search Biz column is challenging because of the diverse group of stories that get collected every day. Today there's an unusually large number; however, there are basically three broad themes: Google and the company's legal challenges, Yahoo's Jekyll and Hyde positions on China and human rights, and...
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Feb. 25, 2008 at 8:31am by Barry Schwartz
Pakistan YouTube Ban Propagates Worldwide, Causing Major YouTube Outage
Yesterday, I kept noticing Twitters of YouTube problems. Soon after, the BBC reported YouTube outage blamed on Pakistan. It appears that the recent Pakistan ban of YouTube not only caused Pakistan ISPs to block YouTube, but also spread worldwide and stopped users from even the United States from accessing YouTube....
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Feb. 19, 2008 at 8:32am by Barry Schwartz
China Government Censured Baidu For Spreading "Filthy Pictures"
China's top Internet search engine, Baidu.com, censured for allegedly spreading racy photos from the International Herald Tribune reports Baidu has been censured by a government backed watchdog group for helping spread "filthy pictures." Internet users in China were reportedly using Baidu to find images of actor Edison Chen and several...
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Feb. 15, 2008 at 8:35am by Barry Schwartz
Porn Company Wants Google & Yahoo To Protect Kids From Pornography
Porn studio wants Google, Yahoo to protect kids from adult video from the AFP reports Steven Hirsch, the co-founder of Vivid Entertainment, a pornography company, wants Google and Yahoo to do more in protecting children from accessing pornographic content. Steven Hirsch said: None of the search engines and portals, but...
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Sep. 21, 2007 at 10:09am by Barry Schwartz
Your Guide To Countries That Have Banned YouTube
With Thailand and Turkey both yet again seeking to block YouTube, we thought it would be useful to recap the growing list of countries that have objected to content on the service. We're focusing on national governments that have taken action to block content on YouTube from being accessible...
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Sep. 17, 2007 at 9:33am by Barry Schwartz
Iran Blocks Google Over Filter "Error"
Philipp Lenssen reports that Iran blocked Google and Google's various services for a short time span. Iran blocks and then unblocks Google from News.com reports that Iran had an error with their filter list, which blocked Google.com and other Google services such as Gmail....
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Sep. 10, 2007 at 3:43pm by Barry Schwartz
EU Security Chief Says Searches For Bomb Making Should Be Blocked
Web search for bomb recipes should be blocked: EU from Reuters reports Franco Frattini, the European Union's Justice & Security Commissioner, would like to somehow block searches that might help terrorists from finding sites about making bombs. Frattini is expected to deliver his proposal for EU states to consider adopting...
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Jul. 2, 2007 at 9:28am by Barry Schwartz
Had Sex On A Beach? That Ain't Private, Brazilian Judge Tells Cicarelli In YouTube Case
YouTube wins "supermodel sex on the beach" case from Ars Technica reports that Brazilian model Daniella Cicarelli and her boyfriend have lost their case against Google's YouTube....
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May. 22, 2007 at 11:22am by Barry Schwartz
Things You Can't Advertise On Google: Guns, Booze & Now Essay Writing
Google bans essay writing adverts from the BBC reports that next month Google will no longer accept ads for essay writing services. This ban on essay writing ads comes after many complaints over the integrity of university degrees. The BBC reports that universities "warmly welcomed" this ban. A spokesperson from...
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May. 17, 2007 at 10:13am by Barry Schwartz
Searching For An Adult Topic? You'll Have To Prove Your Age To Google Korea
Google Korea to censor search results from InfoWorld reports that Google Korea -- like other search engines in the country -- will require people to prove their age in order to get back unfiltered results for certain searches....
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May. 11, 2007 at 8:43am by Barry Schwartz
Google To Continue To Censor Results, Shareholders Agree
Google Shareholders Vote Against Anti-Censorship Proposal from PC World reports that Google's shareholders sided with Google and voted down the anti-censorship proposal spearheaded by the New York City pension funds and the Office of the Comptroller of New York City. In short, a majority of shareholders sided with Google, which...
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May. 4, 2007 at 8:08am by Danny Sullivan
Thailand Taking YouTube To Court Over Insulting Video
Remember that case where YouTube was hosting a video many Thais felt was insulting to their king? Thought it was all resolved? Think again. The Thai government plans to go after Google in court. Most stories I've seen so far talk about Google getting sued, but the AP reports this...
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May. 2, 2007 at 7:11am by Danny Sullivan
Digg Gives In To User Revolt; Are Those DMCA Takedown Notices Even Valid?
After a grassroots revolt by Digg users, Digg has decided to stop censoring posts about an HD-DVD decryption number used by the industry-backed Advanced Access Content System to protect HD-DVDs. The AACS claims that anyone publishing the number may be violating US laws against circumvention of copy protection. How the...
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Apr. 23, 2007 at 9:11am by Barry Schwartz
Google Earth Gets Darfur Crisis Info, But Ban Prevents Downloads In Sudan
Oh the irony: Google Earth ban in Sudan is due to US export restrictions from Ogle Earth reports that Google Earth can't be downloaded in Sudan to to US export restrictions. Knowledge of the ban comes right after a new layer has been added to Google Earth to illustrate and...
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Apr. 6, 2007 at 9:00am by Barry Schwartz
Shareholders To Vote On Google Censorship In China
Google Faces Pressure Over Censorship from WebProNews reports that Google's shareholders will have the right to vote at the upcoming annual meeting on the issue of censorship in China and other "abusive regimes." Marketwatch and BetaNews both also have earlier coverage....
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Apr. 4, 2007 at 3:32pm by Danny Sullivan
Thailand Blocks YouTube Over Video Insult To King
First Brazil blocked YouTube over a celebrity sex video. Then Turkey blocked YouTube over a video said to be insulting to country founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Now it's Thailand's turn. YouTube is now blocked in Thailand after the service apparently failed to remove a video clip deemed insulting to the...
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Mar. 7, 2007 at 9:34am by Barry Schwartz
YouTube Blocked In Turkey
Turkish Court Orders YouTube Blocked at Forbes.com reports a court order has been submitted to block YouTube in Turkey. The reason was because a video was found insulting Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. The head of Turk Telekom said they have begun enforcing the ban immediately. Philipp...
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Mar. 2, 2007 at 9:20am by Barry Schwartz
The Unofficial Google Censorship FAQ
Philipp Lenssen at Google Blogoscoped has published an unofficial Google Censorship FAQ. In this document he answers over 35 questions related to Google censorship. Yes, Google does censor search results in some countries. Have more questions, check out the Google Censorship FAQ....
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Feb. 28, 2007 at 9:23am by Bill Slawski
Are You Putting Web Search Results at Risk with Paid Advertising?
If you bid on keywords for a term or phrase that you rank well for in a search engine, might your organic result be filtered in some instances, when your ad appears on the same page? A newly granted Microsoft patent is the first I recall seeing which discusses such...
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Feb. 27, 2007 at 9:31am by Barry Schwartz
Search Engines Do Not Have To Display All Ads Says Court
Eric Goldberg summarizes a court decision in Langdon v. Google (PDF) showing a court deciding how search engines do not have to display all ads. Langdon took Google to court to force Google to display ads that "attacked people." Reportedly, Langdon is a complainer or griper and he wanted to...
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Feb. 22, 2007 at 9:03am by Barry Schwartz
Google Shuts Down Blogger After Threats To New Zealand Politician
Google axes death-threat blog at The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Google finally shut down CYFSWATCH New Zealand blog after numerous complaints from governmental officials in New Zealand. The blog, hosted on Google's Blogger service, reportedly wrote a death threat against a New Zealand politician. When you access the blog...
