Well, since whenever free speech is discussed, the discourse in HN tends to be towards arguing in favor of large corporations and telling the people defending t

Well, since whenever free speech is discussed, the discourse in HN tends to be towards arguing in favor of large corporations and telling the people defending the idea that "free speech is only from the government and the corporations are not forced to do business with you", I'll echo that sentiment and say that google is free to do this since they shouldn't be forced to do business with anyone. That said, I'll be careful to have backups of all my stuff outside google services.