The Latest (Weird) Google Evil

I’m a member of a mailing list on Googlegroups. It’s a private list, and I’ve been a member for many years. Today, I got the following email, Subject: Your Content On Google Groups

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Hello simberg@interglobal.org,

We’re letting you know that we’ve permanently removed the content at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/coolpeople2808/4SscdySTE04/WIigOQEpAQAJ

Why did this happen?

An external report flagged the content for illegal content or policy violations. As a result, our legal content and policy standards team removed the content for the following reason: unwanted content.

Learn more

You can learn more about our content policies and enforcement at our help center.

What you can do next

You may have the option to pursue your claims in court. If you have legal questions or wish to examine legal options that may be available to you, you may want to consult with your own legal counsel.

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WTF?!

a) They don’t tell me what the allegedly objectionable content was and (b) it’s a private list. How can there be an “external report” on it? I forwarded the email to the list, and we’re all scratching our heads about it.

Economists

Do they understand business?

Probably not. Certainly Paul Krugman doesn’t. I don’t think he even understands economics.

[Update a couple minutes later]

“…all corporate cultures are flawed in some way. I like to say that anyone who is afraid of competing with a big corporation has never been inside one.”

I think there’s an opportunity for someone to take on Boeing in aviation. SpaceX has already done it in space.

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