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Not quite:
Google told the FT that while the Home Office had been given these new permissions, the company still retained the right to decide whether they ought to be removed or not
Seems like an expedited version of the normal flagging function.
It would appear that they were threatened with even more drastic measures.
Brokenshire suggested that the government was also pushing for a "code of conduct" for internet service providers and other internet companies, which might include changing search algorithms to downgrade "unsavoury" content in internet searches.
Brokenshire suggested that the government was also pushing for a "code of conduct" for internet service providers and other internet companies, which might include changing search algorithms to downgrade "unsavoury" content in internet searches.
This points to blackmail on the government's part, and explains why would Google succumb to these demands.
Google told the FT that while the Home Office had been given these new permissions, the company still retained the right to decide whether they ought to be removed or not.
This reads like just an expedited version of the regular flagging function.
The major problem with the UK is that it's a tabloid driven society and in turn policy, and that is truly terrifying.