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Or break Google apart. In a perfect market, ad companies would compete and their terms around UGC would be a part of that competition. Since Google is basically

Or break Google apart. In a perfect market, ad companies would compete and their terms around UGC would be a part of that competition. Since Google is basically the only game in town, break them apart until they are no longer in a position to dictate what speech is acceptable on the internet. Google should absolutely have the right to say no to running ads on sites they think are objectionable. The issue is that there's not a healthy market.

qtplatypus 6y ago
Google doesn’t want to dictate what is acceptable content on the internet. The people who buy ads don’t want to be associated with racism.
- true_religion 6y ago
  I am sure there are plenty of companies that would support what some consider racist content. Heck, remember segregation was popular back in its day and the poeple who voted against desegregation are still alive.
  - qtplatypus 6y ago
    That might be true but I would give the counter example of the adpocolips. Most companies don't want to look like they are for racism.
    - true_religion 6y ago
      Sure maybe not multinationals, but there was still a whites only bar in Alexandria till like 2005. Racists will find support from their own kind. Honestly it would be better for this sort of thing to be banned from the top down by governments, but they seem loath to call any "white" nationalist group terrorists no matter how many weapons they bring to rally and how many people they injure. White is in scare quotes, because you never know who they are counting aa such...