From: ScottW48@hotmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 8:28:11 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:   
   > On 9/13/23 9:50 AM, ScottW wrote:    
   > > On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 7:06:59 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:    
   > >> On 9/12/23 11:52 PM, ScottW wrote:    
   > >>> I think it's complete BS and they should be strung up by congress    
   > >>> and ratted out as 1st amendment violators.    
   > >> Is google now part of the government?    
   > >    
   > > Since when does the 1st amendment only apply to gov't?   
   > "Amendment I    
   >    
   > Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or    
   > prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of    
   > speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to    
   > assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."    
      
   You're right.  Time for a revision to the amendment.    
   Protecting the right of someone to stand in town square and say pretty much   
   whatever they want   
   is no longer sufficient protection and free from gov't is no longer   
   sufficient.   We need to extend the first amendment to protection    
   against on-line advertisers and ISPs and hosts.     
   The problem with google is they don't just restrict advertisers who don't want   
   to be associated with whatever.....they eliminate   
   all advertising on that page if they don't like it.   That needs to stop.   
      
   It's even worse.  In looking at how a website could get around google as a   
   gatekeeper I see this.   
      
   The simplest way is to use your server-side scripting language to randomly   
   display either ad network one or ad network 2.   
      
   "However, it's important to check the Terms of Use for each ad provider to see   
   if the ad networks are compatible. Google, in particular, is a little feisty   
   about what kind of ads they want used in conjunction with AdSense."   
      
   So google not only punishes a site for their content but for also engaging a   
   competitor ad network.   
      
   Google should have no say on what you do in your space...period.  If product   
   advertisers don't want their ads to appear on your site...fine, Google can   
   control that.   
   But if the advertiser doesn't object...then google should not have that   
   authority.    
      
      
   ScottW   
      
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