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"Brazil is the number 1 country in number of takedown requests to Google" I had heard that too. It's not true. Of course, it's the US. And the US is ahead in
by nacker 14y ago
"Brazil is the number 1 country in number of takedown requests to Google"
I had heard that too. It's not true. Of course, it's the US. And the US is ahead in the percent of requests complied with by Google (93%) which is the important thing.
Three sources:
http://www.care2.com/causes/us-makes-most-takedown-requests-says-google.html http://www.care2.com/causes/us-makes-most-takedown-requests-...
http://searchengineland.com/most-censorship-and-content-takedown-requests-come-from-us-says-google-125149 http://searchengineland.com/most-censorship-and-content-take...
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/king-of-takedown-requests-google-says-the-u-s-government/80102 http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/king-of-takedown-requests-goog...
- danielweber 14y ago"Percent of takedowns complied with" is probably useful, but in isolation is useless. Takedowns can be legitimate or illegitimate.
- nacker 14y agoAh, but who is really to determine what is legitimate or illegitimate? My country, your country? The Google shareholders? The RIAA? The fact is that Google complies with US requests at a far higher rate than any other country's. It's a US company, and users in Brasil or anywhere else had better not forget that, just as they should not forget that Microsoft and Apple are US companies. As I never tire of saying, "there is no free lunch".
- vibrunazo 14y agoYes it is true. It's Brazil. Just go to the official source: http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/removals/government/countries/ http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/removals/government... Click on court order requests. Brazil is first, US is second.