Google to downgrade pirate sites in search results

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Google Inc. is altering its search results to de-emphasize the websites of repeat copyright offenders and make it easier to find legitimate providers of music, movies and other content.

The move is a peace offering to Hollywood and the music recording labels. This year, Google joined other Silicon Valley heavyweights to help kill legislation that would have given government and content creators more power to shut down foreign websites that promote piracy.

http://news.yahoo.com/google-downgrade-pirate-sites-search-results-205348515--finance.html



Yes google has been manipulating the search results for the government and corporation for a looong time. you just never get a fancy internet article about it like this one

8/12/2012 2:25:21 PM

On the lighter side of google....

8/12/2012 3:05:35 PM

Goodnight, Sweet Prince

Quote :

"and make it easier to find legitimate providers of music, movies and other content."

Isn't that what ads are for? If you're legit, then you can afford to advertise your legitmacy. If true, then thanks, google, for selling out to big media

[Edited on August 12, 2012 at 3:09 PM. Reason : ]

8/12/2012 3:08:10 PM

It's censorship, plain and simple.

8/12/2012 3:10:06 PM

So? They're allowed to do what they want with their website and their services.

8/12/2012 3:13:50 PM

yes they are. and I am allowed to go use DuckDuckGo, as well

8/12/2012 3:14:35 PM

Then by all means,



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8/12/2012 3:15:36 PM

Quote :

"They're allowed to do what they want with their website and their services."

The move is a peace offering to Hollywood and the music recording labels. This year, Google joined other Silicon Valley heavyweights to help kill legislation that would have given government and content creators more power to shut down foreign websites that promote piracy.



Not with a rogue government they can't. You give an inch, the government will take a mile.

Just watch. I'll post in this thread in the future when government isn't satisfied anymore. Google will step back and draw another line to cross and the government will keep crossing it.

Watch.

8/12/2012 3:18:01 PM

It's not the government's decision... Didn't that legislation get voted down anyway? This is an agreement between Google (private company) and Hollywood companies (private companies) to appease them. No website owner has a right to have their results show up on Google. So no rights are being violated...

8/12/2012 3:20:56 PM

Read, merbig, read.

8/12/2012 3:24:42 PM

Right... I did. So the legislation was killed. How about you read and see that this is not the government's doing but rather Google's own doing (probably in an attempt to gain a more lucrative contract from the music/video industry to help increase their revenue for Google's own Play store).

8/12/2012 3:27:39 PM

If you want to keep your head in the sand, that's fine with me.

8/12/2012 3:42:14 PM

If you want to manipulate reality to fit your own misguided beliefs, that's fine with me.

8/12/2012 3:44:06 PM

Is that advice for you or me?

8/12/2012 3:46:30 PM

Your reading comprehension can't seriously be that bad. Put the hamster back on the wheel and give it another shot.

8/12/2012 3:47:39 PM

You're a dope. You obviously didn't comprehend the backhanded insult.

8/12/2012 3:49:15 PM

I'm the dope? You failed to realize that I took your backhanded insult and turned it back around on you. Have you been feeding that hamster of yours some of your shitty pizza?

8/12/2012 3:50:40 PM

8/12/2012 3:51:37 PM

8/12/2012 3:54:19 PM

man, that's a nice RedX you got there!

8/12/2012 4:10:30 PM

merbigredxboy

8/12/2012 4:12:47 PM

google won't show gun related stuff in its shopping results anymore

8/12/2012 4:49:18 PM