You're correct, but you've missed the point. Google is the only search provider (or at least, the only one anyone uses), and so they have the power to decide w

You're correct, but you've missed the point. Google is the only search provider (or at least, the only one anyone uses), and so they have the power to decide what you are allowed and not allowed to discover. You're right that Google should not be forced to allow content they don't want to promote into their search results - and I don't think the article or anyone in this comment thread has argued that they should. But that's not the problem. The problem is that Google has this monopoly in the first place. Big monopolies and oligarchies are anathema to both democracy and to a free market.