Google Begins Censoring Search Results in Russia

Moscow Times ^ | Feb 7, 2019

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Google has started to remove certain entries from its search results in Russia in compliance with long-standing demands from the authorities, the Vedomosti business daily reported Wednesday.

New regulations that went into effect in November 2017 require search engines to delete results to websites blacklisted by Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor.

Roskomnadzor, which bans websites containing prohibited information on topics such as child pornography, drugs and suicide, has also been accused of being a tool of state censorship. The regulator has blocked access to corruption investigations by opposition activist Alexei Navalny, the LinkedIn social network and the Telegram messaging app, and is currently investigating BBC Russia over possible violations.

Google said in its transparency report published earlier this week that Russia accounted for 75 percent of all global requests to delete content in January-July 2018.

Twitter and Facebook have also been in the crosshairs of Russia’s communications regulator for refusing to comply with local data storage laws.

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goofgle has willingly put itself in the service of repressive regimes. goofgle is enforcing totalitarianism. Doing it here, but keeping it quiet. Willingly doing it for China and bearded savage countries.

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[NoLibZone]

Google censors searches in the US as well.

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Coming here to that extent, soon. The Roosians simply don’t mess around.

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Google said in its transparency report published earlier this week that Russia accounted for 75 percent of all global requests to delete content in January-July 2018.

That's only because China doesn't have to request content deletions, Google already gave them an admin account so they just log in and do it themselves!