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So if Google blocks someone for using Gmail to share child porn, they should give the user a chance to download the content?

• falcolas 9y ago
  There is a fairly clear line between bans for illegal content, and bans for unpopular content. The two are nowhere near equivalent. Not to mention, the user information on the account has likely already been handed off to law enforcement, at which point a grace period is of no practical consequence.
  • dragonwriter 9y ago
    > There is a fairly clear line between bans for illegal content, and bans for unpopular content. Not really, as Google has no special power to decide “illegal”. Unless you mean, a line between band directed specifically by the state (where a government orders specific accounts banned) and those decided by the service provider. > Not to mention, the user information on the account has likely already been handed off to law enforcement, at which point a grace period is of no practical consequence. If law enforcement disagreed with the service provider, there is a significant difference.
    • falcolas 9y ago
      > Google has no special power to decide “illegal”. They don't need to - that's been taken care of for them by the written law. Unpopular speech has yet to be considered illegal. If the law enforcement disagrees with the service provider about providing a grace period, then law enforcement can get a court order. It's a small hurdle, but it keeps everything on the level.