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Protesters at Google I/O
I saw some protesters in the Google I/O keynote. Is this something new ? If some people start to protest about a company being too powerful , should I be concerned ?
- trekky1700 12y agoCould it have been anti-Google SF gentrification protests? Or was it specifically about Google's power?
- 0x006A 12y agoIn the first hour of the Google I/O keynote, a protestor interrupted the presentation, calling attention to an eviction complaint related to Google’s head of eDiscovery, Jack Halprin. She was promptly escorted out, but not without making things rather awkward. http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/06/25/google-io-2014-interrupted-protester-calling-google-develop-conscience/ http://thenextweb.com/google/2014/06/25/google-io-2014-inter... An hour later, a second protestor shouted, “You’re all involved with a company that builds robots to kill people.” The complaint is thought to be related to the Google’s recent acquisition of Boston Dynamics, which makes military-grade robots.
- esbranson 12y agoThis is subterfuge. I don't think this is okay. Google is not the government. The government is your servant; Google is not. Nor is Google I/O a public forum; it is a private forum, the codes of conduct being decided by its tenants. If you don't agree with the rules, don't agree with the rules.