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Looks like it is a fake news https://twitter.com/Google_Comms/status/1272997425821540352 https://twitter.com/Google_Comms/status/1272997425821540352

DuskStar 6y ago
Oh, so they just pressured a news site into removing comments with the threat of demonitization - that's so much better.
- lightgreen 6y ago
  I’m not sure. That’s understandable: the advertisers do not want to see their ads next to death treats or something comparable. Anyway, even if Google is still bad, it’s not an excuse for false news.
- psweber 6y ago
  > We worked with them to address issues on their site related to the comments section. > As the comment section has now been removed, we consider this matter resolved and no action will be taken. wow
- gniv 6y ago
  > Oh, so they just pressured a news site into removing comments with the threat of demonization - that's so much better. Just wanted to save your freudian slip.
  - DuskStar 6y ago
    Oh, wow - that's a fun one!
- sukilot 6y ago
  Comments sections don't belong on news sites. They belong on discussion sites.
  - hedora 6y ago
    I’d rather the user loyalty go to the people writing the news instead of some free-riding() intermediary. () Present company excluded
klyrs 6y ago
"Google kicked ZeroHedge off its ad platform and warned the Federalist" might be a better title, per [1] [1] https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/16/tech/google-federalist-zerohedge-advertising-ban/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/16/tech/google-federalist-zerohe...
- lightgreen 6y ago
  That should have been the link in this HN post, thanks!
mlindner 6y ago
https://thefederalist.com/2020/06/16/federalist-co-founder-sean-davis-responds-to-nbc-google-deplatforming-attempt/ https://thefederalist.com/2020/06/16/federalist-co-founder-s...
- lightgreen 6y ago
  This is an interesting addition, but it does not contradict my statement that the original article lied right in the title.

DuskStar 6y ago

Oh, so they just pressured a news site into removing comments with the threat of demonitization - that's so much better.

lightgreen 6y ago
I’m not sure. That’s understandable: the advertisers do not want to see their ads next to death treats or something comparable. Anyway, even if Google is still bad, it’s not an excuse for false news.
psweber 6y ago
> We worked with them to address issues on their site related to the comments section. > As the comment section has now been removed, we consider this matter resolved and no action will be taken. wow
gniv 6y ago
> Oh, so they just pressured a news site into removing comments with the threat of demonization - that's so much better. Just wanted to save your freudian slip.
- DuskStar 6y ago
  Oh, wow - that's a fun one!
sukilot 6y ago
Comments sections don't belong on news sites. They belong on discussion sites.
- hedora 6y ago
  I’d rather the user loyalty go to the people writing the news instead of some free-riding() intermediary. () Present company excluded

klyrs 6y ago

"Google kicked ZeroHedge off its ad platform and warned the Federalist" might be a better title, per [1] [1] https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/16/tech/google-federalist-zerohedge-advertising-ban/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/16/tech/google-federalist-zerohe...

lightgreen 6y ago
That should have been the link in this HN post, thanks!

mlindner 6y ago

https://thefederalist.com/2020/06/16/federalist-co-founder-sean-davis-responds-to-nbc-google-deplatforming-attempt/ https://thefederalist.com/2020/06/16/federalist-co-founder-s...

lightgreen 6y ago
This is an interesting addition, but it does not contradict my statement that the original article lied right in the title.