This move shouldn’t surprise anyone. This was always the next logical step for activist companies and institutions that have been openly practicing authoritaria

This move shouldn’t surprise anyone. This was always the next logical step for activist companies and institutions that have been openly practicing authoritarian censorship. Their previous moves faced no real consequence or meaningful pushback, and they face little competition because they are monopolistic, so why would they stop marching down this path? What’s more surprising is that there are people here on HN who are excusing this by claiming that Google isn’t banning hosting the content but only distributing it. We need a new phrase for this kind of unhelpful trivialization and gaslighting - it isn’t just harmless trolling. The biggest impact of this will be from how inconsistently this will be applied. Google will not ban activists from sharing “toolkits” used to organize riots or push left politics. They won’t stop false content like the core claims of the 1619 project from being shared via BLM materials for schools that are hosted on Google drive. Google will suppress one side and in effect amplify all others, propagandizing the world through their services. It’s time we seek out alternatives, break up big tech companies, regulate them, and put an end to their abuse of power. For now here are some alternatives to Google: https://restoreprivacy.com/google-alternatives/ https://restoreprivacy.com/google-alternatives/ https://www.techspot.com/news/80729-complete-list-alternatives-all-google-products.html https://www.techspot.com/news/80729-complete-list-alternativ... https://fossbytes.com/google-alternative-best-search-engine/ https://fossbytes.com/google-alternative-best-search-engine/