tfowinder@sh.itjust.works to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 23 days agoGoogle Removed 749 Million Anna's Archive URLs from its Search Results * TorrentFreaktorrentfreak.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10cross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
arrow-up115arrow-down1external-linkGoogle Removed 749 Million Anna's Archive URLs from its Search Results * TorrentFreaktorrentfreak.comtfowinder@sh.itjust.works to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square14linkfedilinkcross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
minus-squareEngywook@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·23 days agoThe problem being…? Lots of alternative search engines out there and if you already know Anna’s archive, just use that to search for stuff.
minus-squareEngywook@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·22 days agoA private company deciding what to show (and what no to) is not censorship, mate.
minus-squarekbal@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 days agoThe majority of censorship is self-censorship
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·17 days agoIt can still be called censorship, even if not done by a government. It’s just that one isn’t explicitly illegal.
minus-squarekaty ✨@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·23 days agodon’t most alternative search engines just use google or bing as a source?
minus-squareEngywook@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 days agoJust use Yandex if you want to search for somewhat shady stuff.
The problem being…? Lots of alternative search engines out there and if you already know Anna’s archive, just use that to search for stuff.
No it’s called censorship.
A private company deciding what to show (and what no to) is not censorship, mate.
The majority of censorship is self-censorship
It can still be called censorship, even if not done by a government. It’s just that one isn’t explicitly illegal.
don’t most alternative search engines just use google or bing as a source?
Just use Yandex if you want to search for somewhat shady stuff.