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But Google isn't really "censor"-ing anyone. Any more than I "censor" you if you come on to my property and refer to my daughter as the "c"-word. I mean... you

But Google isn't really "censor"-ing anyone. Any more than I "censor" you if you come on to my property and refer to my daughter as the "c"-word. I mean... you can call my daughter whatever you like, I just don't allow you to do it in my house. That's not really censorship no matter how big the house is, that's just something that people should expect to happen. In fact... I think people should find it more strange if my daughter and I did NOT put you out of our house. You can still call her whatever you like outside of our home. You're still free to do that.

nxsynonym 9y ago
I think it would be more like if your Son said "what if I called my sister a c-word" and you kicked him out of the house and cut him off completely. I'm not saying you don't have the right to do that, or that in this example your son was right, I just think it would be an over-reaction and would create a chilling effect on your other children from asking questions or thinking about things differently.
- kafkaesq 9y ago
  From the context it sounds like you're talking about the actions of some hypothetical teenage son, here. Recall that the employee that was fired is an adult (and apparently in his 30s, at least).
  - BlackLotus89 9y ago
    Yeah he ist talking about the hypthetical son, but obviously not because of the age but because of the relation. The point was rule through fear. (Siblings don't speak up anymore - coworkers don't speak up anymore) Also yeah he had to bei in his 30th how else would he have gotten his phd? But like I said the age wasn't the point.
leereeves 9y ago
Google's platform isn't analogous to a house (a private space) it's more like a privately-owned public space.
fucktech 9y ago
Cunt. Use your big boy words
qbaqbaqba 9y ago
Of course they are censoring people: ask anyone living in China. Now it applies to their own employees. Also, the fired person didn't called anyone 'c'-word. That are facts.

nxsynonym 9y ago

I think it would be more like if your Son said "what if I called my sister a c-word" and you kicked him out of the house and cut him off completely. I'm not saying you don't have the right to do that, or that in this example your son was right, I just think it would be an over-reaction and would create a chilling effect on your other children from asking questions or thinking about things differently.

kafkaesq 9y ago
From the context it sounds like you're talking about the actions of some hypothetical teenage son, here. Recall that the employee that was fired is an adult (and apparently in his 30s, at least).
- BlackLotus89 9y ago
  Yeah he ist talking about the hypthetical son, but obviously not because of the age but because of the relation. The point was rule through fear. (Siblings don't speak up anymore - coworkers don't speak up anymore) Also yeah he had to bei in his 30th how else would he have gotten his phd? But like I said the age wasn't the point.

leereeves 9y ago

Google's platform isn't analogous to a house (a private space) it's more like a privately-owned public space.

fucktech 9y ago

Cunt. Use your big boy words

qbaqbaqba 9y ago

Of course they are censoring people: ask anyone living in China. Now it applies to their own employees. Also, the fired person didn't called anyone 'c'-word. That are facts.