Google suspends account for containing educational data about Palestine

https://twitter.com/hotgirlhala/status/1385212069679702020

by sneak • 5 years ago

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kokanator• 5 years ago

If the folder/contents was not calling for violent action I do not see why this is acceptable.

What part of their acceptable use is this violating?

andyxor2• 5 years ago

probably contained content related to Hamas, which is a terrorist organization

jjgreen• 5 years ago

That rather depends where you live: "Canada, the European Union, Israel, Japan and the United States classify Hamas as a terrorist organization. Australia, New Zealand, Paraguay and the United Kingdom classify only its military wing as a terrorist organization. It is not considered a terrorist organization by Brazil, China, Egypt, Iran, Norway, Qatar, Russia, Syria and Turkey. In December 2018, the United Nations General Assembly rejected a U.S. resolution condemning Hamas as a terrorist organization." (wikipedia).

emergie• 5 years ago

Reality is more nuanced.

Main problem the Palestinians have is that they are in conflict with Israel. State of Israel is treated very generously by US public, journalists and politicians. Google is US based company, ruled by US citizens, regulated by US politicians - that constitutes a bias.

You have no data about Hamas, you're speculating, but even assuming your accusation - Hamas is not a comix bad/good thing. Some parts of them I would consider bad by my standards. But they are a part of struggle for regaining land, that in minds of Palestinians is rightfully theirs and was taken from them by force. Zionist movements in the early XX century were operating with a similar attitude and some even used terrorism as a method.

This is a heavy loaded subject. People have heavy opinions about it. Even if that repo had some data about Hamas I think it would be better if operator of the platform did not intervene and allow it to exist as part of discussion.

Nicksil• 5 years ago

That Google would even know the contents of my files -- much less potentially make a decision, based upon subjective analysis, to penalize me for those contents -- is such a foreign and insane idea to me.

Google suspends account for containing educational data about Palestine

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