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Google Sabotaging Free Republic Searches Again [aw!m vanity]

Posted on 10/06/2016 7:01:14 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March

Google is at it again, sabotaging us.

I typed an advance search: cloward piven.

I restricted the search to freerepublic.com

And a bunch of jibberish 'web sites' came up with dire warnings before they displayed an actual thread:

"This site may harm your computer."


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To: Texas Fossil; palmer

http ... s ...?

https ?

Secure shell?


21 posted on 10/06/2016 7:51:08 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March
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To: snarkpup; Jim Robinson

snarkpup confirms.

Google is playing games with our searches again.

Maybe we should promote another search engine?

https://duckduckgo.com

If Google wants to hurt us, we can promote competition.


22 posted on 10/06/2016 7:53:23 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March
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To: petro45acp; jsanders2001; Paine in the Neck; Jim Robinson

https://duckduckgo.com

They win the challenge so far. Their first hit was our key word list:

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/clowardpiven/index

That is EXACTLY what an unbiased search should be.

As for ‘startpage’, their first hits mirrored Google’s, and they were a little slower.


23 posted on 10/06/2016 7:58:33 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March
Well...not really. Try this syntax for a FR site search on Google:

site:freerepublic.com cloward piven

24 posted on 10/06/2016 8:03:54 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Don't question faith. Don't answer lies.)
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To: snarkpup
I get "This site may harm your computer" on most of the hits.

This is a valid response from Google and I'm appreciative of their security. The reason you get it is the search result you are clicking on is a redirect to another page, which is common for malware sites. In the example I post following, Google is giving you the link to American Thinker, wrapped first with a FreeRepublic.com URL.

Hillary’s recovered emails reveal her pulling strings for Chelsea’s ‘best friend’

American Thinker ^

I'd rather think it's something to do with the code on FR making Google provide you the "American Thinker" link and not the link that takes you to the FR Post.

25 posted on 10/06/2016 8:24:30 AM PDT by RedWing9 (Jesus Rocks Zero Sucks)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March; Jim Robinson

The Rise and Fall of Jim Robinson Free Republic

The above 2012 thread was the first google gave me just now. Seems 2014, 2015 and 2016 have done quite well for the fallen (not to be confused with the deplorables).

One interesting thing about that 2012 threat is the internal contradictions in the arguments. FR rose thanks to big name stars, Hannity, etal. And FR rose thanks to the input of the many little people.

But it only fell due to Jim Robinson. On that the 2012 article was certain.


26 posted on 10/06/2016 9:21:16 AM PDT by spintreebob
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To: spintreebob

what was the search criteria? I just entered Free Republic and the first return was a link to the main page and some of the sub forums. The second was to a Wiki article about the forum


27 posted on 10/06/2016 9:24:43 AM PDT by joesbucks
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March
I just tried site:freerepublic.com "cloward piven" and had no problem.
28 posted on 10/06/2016 10:26:21 AM PDT by Mr.Unique (The government, by its very nature, cannot give except what it first takes.)
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March; palmer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web-based_SSH

Accessibility: Web-based SSH as described in this article requires no local installation of client software. It is thus possible to access SSH servers through a web browser from anywhere. As communication is based on HTTP or HTTPS it is also possible to access SSH servers from behind a firewall or proxy that restricts Internet access to only ports 80 (HTTP) or 443 (HTTPS).

put https: in front of your normal web address (http:)

If you use https://www.duckduckgo.com , they have that option.

From what I understand SSH is not really secure in todays world. The older TLS (Terminal Level Security) I am told is better.

If you have questions about your computer connection security I would suggest looking at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web-based_SSH

Gibson Research has been around a long time. I first used their port testers many years ago.


29 posted on 10/06/2016 11:02:52 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March; palmer

Oops! Gibson Research’s URL did not work.

Got to: https://www.grc.com/default.htm

NEW SHIELDS UP! TEST: UPnP Exposure Test!

(that is where you can run a port scan. They are honest people.


30 posted on 10/06/2016 11:06:38 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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There's been a shift of only one sabotage site since I last checked. Here are the top three: [and note that they don't even link to our forum either] Cloward-Piven at the border | Human Events www.freerepublic.com/%5Ehttp://www.../cloward-piven-at-the-border/‎Similar *** This site may harm your computer. *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Obama's Cloward-Piven Weapon of Mass Destruction | TheBlaze.com www.freerepublic.com/.../obamas-cloward-piven-weapon-of-mass-destruction/‎SimilarThis site may harm your computer. www.freerepublic.com/%5Ehttp://cloward-piven.com/‎Similar *** This site may harm your computer. *** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` cloward-piven.com www.freerepublic.com/%5Ehttp://cloward-piven.com/‎Similar *** This site may harm your computer. *** For search results please CLICK HERE. cloward-piven.com. Inquire about this domain · Privacy Policy.
31 posted on 10/06/2016 1:48:52 PM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March
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To: Texas Fossil

Thank you FRiend.

FRegards ....


32 posted on 10/06/2016 2:01:44 PM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

you’re very welcome.


33 posted on 10/06/2016 4:30:06 PM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=&bih=&q=site+Freerepublic.com+%22cloward+piven%22&gbv=2&oq=site+Freerepublic.com+%22cloward+piven%22&gs_l=heirloom-hp.12...4294.19555.0.21907.32.18.1.13.0.1.743.3094.4j5j6j6-1.16.0....0...1ac.1.34.heirloom-hp..21.11.1548.XMFzlpyTH8E


34 posted on 10/06/2016 4:34:52 PM PDT by deport
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To: Mr.Unique
I just tried site:freerepublic.com "cloward piven" and had no problem.

I also got results - but all over a month old; Google results from FR used to be as recent as a few minutes.

35 posted on 11/30/2016 8:36:51 AM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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Looks like Google stopped indexing FR on about Oct 18: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Afreerepublic.com%2Ffocus&tbs=qdr:y,sbd:1


36 posted on 12/06/2016 11:35:05 AM PST by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: Arthur Wildfire! March

It didn’t give me any grief. Do you have any child-safety settings activated?


37 posted on 12/06/2016 11:40:57 AM PST by PLMerite (Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
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