Google: government censorship requests jumped 20% in last six months
Google has published new numbers that show how governments around the world are asking to remove more content from services like YouTube than ever before. Read more »
Google releases new government surveillance data, Facebook stays mum
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Google published its latest report about how often governments are asking for data about individuals. The growth of this type of surveillance means that Facebook should consider publishing a report of its own. Read more »
Google says US government takedown requests have doubled in last six months
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New data released by Google shows that US government requests to remove search results, YouTube videos and other content has increased by 103 percent. Information from around the world show countries targeting everything from social network profiles to a citizen peeing on a passport. Read more »
Google takes down 1.2 million search links a month over piracy, copyright issues
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Google today released a new picture of the millions of links it scrubs from its search results in response to requests from Microsoft, movie studios and other content owners. Read more »
