Anonymous Coward User ID: 59573570 United States 06/28/2014 08:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Beginning in September, Google will Block Firearms, Ammunition, and Gun Parts" Thanks Barry Quote:According to Google Support's "Dangerous Products or Services" page, the company "[wants] to keep people safe both online and offline, so [they] won't allow the promotion of some products or services that cause damage, harm, or injury." Included in the dangerous products for which ads will be blocked are "Guns & Parts." This covers "functional devices that appear to discharge a projectile at high velocity, whether for sport, self-defense, or combat." Also included is a ban on ads for "any part or component that's necessary to the function of a gun or intended for attachment to a gun." This covers "gun scopes, ammunition, ammunition clips or belts." The ban will also halt ads for "dangerous knives... throwing stars, brass knuckles, [and] crossbows," among other things. [ link to support.google.com (secure)] |
beeches
User ID: 28167778 United States 06/28/2014 08:59 PM
Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Beginning in September, Google will Block Firearms, Ammunition, and Gun Parts" Thanks Barry bump Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face – Thomas Sowell |
MR.SHITMEISTER User ID: 25923803 China 06/28/2014 09:01 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Beginning in September, Google will Block Firearms, Ammunition, and Gun Parts" Thanks Barry |
Kirk
User ID: 56612599 United States 06/28/2014 09:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Beginning in September, Google will Block Firearms, Ammunition, and Gun Parts" Thanks Barry Obaba is a fruitcake. Government is a body largely ungoverned. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 59210648 United States 06/28/2014 09:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Beginning in September, Google will Block Firearms, Ammunition, and Gun Parts" Thanks Barry Oh well there are other search engines. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 6340035 United States 06/28/2014 09:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Beginning in September, Google will Block Firearms, Ammunition, and Gun Parts" Thanks Barry [ link to www.dogpile.com] Better than google anyway |
Nerve03
User ID: 6188664 United States 06/28/2014 09:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Beginning in September, Google will Block Firearms, Ammunition, and Gun Parts" Thanks Barry
Google will just start losing people to other search engines, they already have. How awesome will it be when some guy comes up with the new better way to search the internet and google stock prices fall straight to the ground. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 58676523 United States 06/28/2014 10:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Beginning in September, Google will Block Firearms, Ammunition, and Gun Parts" Thanks Barry they're not blocking search terms, it's blocking ads of the type described above.
not that you should be using google anyways. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 59708446 United States 06/28/2014 10:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Beginning in September, Google will Block Firearms, Ammunition, and Gun Parts" Thanks Barry If you use firefox, you can get the no-script add-on and block the fuck out of google.
How about that google, you block us, we block you. The feeling is mutual. |