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I agree Google should not do this, but they're hardly shutting Rand Paul out of public debate. He is one of 50 people in the world with access to the floor of t
by nonameiguess 5y ago
I agree Google should not do this, but they're hardly shutting Rand Paul out of public debate. He is one of 50 people in the world with access to the floor of the US Senate, the authoritative forum for national public debate. He also has his own communications team and access to a dedicated press corps that only covers the US Congress. Google has no power to keep him from spreading whatever message he wants to spread publicly.
- beerandt 5y ago>I agree Google should not do this, but they're hardly shutting Rand Paul out of public debate. He is one of 50 people in the world with access to the floor of the US Senate, the authoritative forum for national public debate. And you don't see how that's a much bigger reason that it's a problem, and not a reason it's ok?
- f154hfds 5y ago100 people (senators)? Not sure where 50 comes from if I'm misunderstanding.
- teachrdan 5y agoPerhaps 50 who are downplaying the risks of Coronavirus and the effectiveness of government mitigation strategies?
- ibejoeb 5y agoI think your assessment of fact is mostly reasonable, but claiming that Google has no power to censor him is a stretch. Google is a primary driver of information discovery, and this is an act not just of inhibiting discovery but one of making it unavailable. Rand Paul is an MD elected member of congress. Even if he were not an MD, his argumentation is representative of the people. This is egregious. I think anything said in congress should be retained, and I welcome any opposing argument.