What follows are the ones I could independently verify. 11 Some on the list are no longer valid or out of date. On this website is a handy list of search words that are “blacklisted” by Google and will make Google’s auto-complete go blank. Sites that redirect to copyright infringement get to stay up. Distributing or viewing pornography is not illegal, but sites that redirect to pornography get blacklisted. Undoubtedly, phishing scams and infecting computers with malware are illegal. So here is Google’s hypocrisy and capriciousness on full display. ‘About 1 billion people receive protection against phishing and malware every day because of the warnings we show users about unsafe websites.’” “Google spokesman Jason Freidenfelds emphasized that point. Google, of course, spins this as a public service for keeping you safe on the internet. You see administrators or users in your website that you didn’t create or authorize.Clients are complaining that desktop AV’s are blocking your website (i.e., McAfee, AVG, Microsoft, etc.).You see bank directories on your server (i.e., Bank of Toronto, Chase, WellsFargo, etc.) and you didn’t put them there.You see pharmaceutical references or any other unintentional reference on your website.Your host has shut your website down or notified you that you are infected.Website is showing as possibly compromised on Google, Bing or any other number of search engines.Website is redirecting to a porn site, auto loan site, or some other variation.8 According to this website, 9 (which offers you services to get you back in Google’s good graces) here are some of the reasons Google might blacklist you: And once again, Google acts in an entirely capricious manner, based upon whether Google’s self-interests are at play.Īccording to Forbes’ magazine website, Google “blacklists” nearly 10,000 sites every day. Yet this begs the question: Does Google have the ability to “blacklist” your website?Īpparently, it does. Once again, this is Google claiming that it has discretion in an area of the law that does not provide any basis for exercising discretion, as previously discussed in a prior bog post. “We’ve designed a variety of policies to comply with the requirements of the law, while weeding out false positives and material that’s too remote from infringing activity.” 6 5 Why not remove them all? According to the website Torrent Freak, Google said: 4 Google removed 21 and left another 60 up and operating. On November 13, 2014, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) sent a request to Google to blacklist 81 separate web domains. 2 In addition, it is alleged by e-ventures that new websites they created were also immediately blacklisted by Google. 1 The Plaintiff, e-ventures Worldwide, a search engine optimization service (known as a SEO) alleged that Google had permanently blacklisted 231 of its websites. On November 4, 2014, a lawsuit was filed against Google in the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida, alleging violations of the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. Recent developments have brought the issue of Google’s “blacklisting” web sites to the forefront of the debate over the continuing problem of Google turning a blind eye to copyright infringement. Google Blacklists 10,000 Sites a Day Why Doesn’t It Blacklist Pirate Sites?
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