Contrarian Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 (edited) We all know my reputation as an anti-Maga, however, I do not like what I perceive as manipulation, from Institutions such as Google. A few weeks ago while searching Trump to see what other irrational things he said, his account used to show up on the first page. Go to any browser now in Canada, start Google, and search "Donald Trump Truth Social", only the platform's main website shows up, with no name of Donald Trump on ANY pages. Now, anyone else has a problem with this? or is it just me ranting? Who does Google think they are to stop people from reading, even lies? If I want to listen to Trump's lies, let me listen to what I think are his lies. Thought a few days ago Google promised that they will not censor anymore. Am I a communist for NOT agreeing with how Google Runs its platform? 😄 Why does Google not allow people to read the information, even lies? I can filter on my own. This is the kind of stuff that turns off people and they vote for the other side, in my opinion. Not me, though, not even in these circumstances, would still not vote for Trump, if I could vote there. 😄 Still, that's not the point, this is about what Google is doing, where am I going wrong on this one? Edited March 13 by Contrarian edit design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcsapper Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 5 minutes ago, Contrarian said: We all know my reputation as an anti-Maga, however, I do not like manipulation. A few weeks ago while searching Trump to see what other irrational things he said, his account used to show up on the first page. Go to any browser now in Canada and search "Donald Trump Truth Social", only the platform's main website shows up, with no name of Donald Trump on ANY pages. Now, anyone else has a problem with this? or is it just me ranting? Who does Google think they are to stop me from reading, even lies? If I want to listen to Trump's lies, let me listen to what I think are his lies. Thought a few days ago Google promised in front of the parliament that they will not censor anymore. Am I a communist for NOT agreeing with how Google Runs its platform? 😄 Why does Google not allow me to read the information, even lies so I can filter on my own? This is the kind of stuff that turns off people and they vote for the other side, in my opinion. Not me, though, not even in these circumstances, would still not vote for Trump. 😄 Duck Duck Go works. Someone in Trump's office must be paying Google. The last thing they want is for the general public to read his mindless rantings. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted March 13 Author Report Share Posted March 13 (edited) 2 minutes ago, bcsapper said: Duck Duck Go works. Someone in Trump's office must be paying Google. The last thing they want is for the general public to read his mindless rantings. That was good. I never thought about this scenario, no irony. Your imagination is much better than mine 😄😄😄 So maybe some rational people on his team are working with Google to help him. Oh, that made me laugh. Edited March 13 by Contrarian edit design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted March 19 Author Report Share Posted March 19 (edited) ⬆️ Google will send top execs to testify at the parliamentary committee over news blocking. Trending on ->https://nationalpost.com/news/google-top-execs-testify-canada Edited March 19 by Contrarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Must be a Canada thing...maybe from the trial blockage of news links because of the proposed Online News Act Bill C-18. A "Truth" social search by Google works normally in the U.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted March 19 Author Report Share Posted March 19 (edited) 5 minutes ago, bush_cheney2004 said: Must be a Canada thing...maybe from the trial blockage of news links because of the proposed Online News Act Bill C-18. A "Truth" social search by Google works normally in the U.S. HA. Is back today. As 2 people can confirm, it was gone a few days ago. I also checked consecutive days and it was gone. @Michael Hardner @bcsapper Now is back, in Canada. Edited March 19 by Contrarian edit design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 The Google news block in Canada is only a trial, pending passage of Bill C-18. Google, Meta and other socials are posturing the links shutdown for Canada if a deal cannot be reached. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Looking back on things, this is just another long chapter in the Canadian struggle and love/hate relationship with American media influence and dominance. CanCon and global news content revenue rights aside (Bill C-18), I would agree that less access to news sources is not a good thing for Canada (or any other nation), regardless of political leanings. The funny part is that Canada's government owned (Crown corp) CBC web site always embeds links to American social media platforms in story headers, Twitter tweets inside stories, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted March 19 Author Report Share Posted March 19 (edited) 12 minutes ago, bush_cheney2004 said: The Google news block in Canada is only a trial, pending passage of Bill C-18. Google, Meta and other socials are posturing the links shutdown for Canada if a deal cannot be reached. I predict VPN apps download will increase if it passes. Edited March 19 by Contrarian edit design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 3 minutes ago, Contrarian said: I predict the VPN app download will go up if it passes. Yes, this is the likely consumer response, not unlike others when faced with media geo blockages. YouTube and TikTok are secondary source as well...don't know how they would be impacted. I always presumed that a platform like CBC.ca pays a license fee for news sources like The Associated Press or Reuters, but those old school frameworks are breaking down. Social media has democratized "news'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perspektiv Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 1 hour ago, bush_cheney2004 said: The Google news block in Canada is only a trial, pending passage of Bill C-18. Google, Meta and other socials are posturing the links shutdown for Canada if a deal cannot be reached. I highly recommend any Canadians who are against the bill to invest in a VPN. Easiest way to bypass these changes. I'm against controlling how I speak or the legal information I am forbidden to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted March 19 Author Report Share Posted March 19 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Perspektiv said: I highly recommend any Canadians who are against the bill to invest in a VPN. Easiest way to bypass these changes. I'm against controlling how I speak or the legal information I am forbidden to watch. I have one (paid member). I use it to watch the PBS Documentaries as those ones are only allowed by American IP. Edited March 19 by Contrarian edit design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OftenWrong Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 On 3/13/2023 at 5:45 PM, Contrarian said: So maybe some rational people on his team are working with Google to help him. Oh, that made me laugh. You people carry on laughing. Until the leftist nazis come for you, for the gas chamber. We'll see if still laughing then... At least you're smart enough to know when something stinks, there could be a turd hiding there. What is it they are hiding, why are they so afraid? Maybe you'd find it's not all about how "stupid" the other point of view is. You might find you're being led down a garden path, like sheep to be converted into lamb cutlets... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OftenWrong Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 (edited) For myself as a non-partisan in all seriousness, I find both Pro and Non Trump Chuds to be atrocious. But the MAGA Chuckleheads and their ilk are needed as a foil for the excesses of the left, whom are now mentally ill. Edited March 19 by OftenWrong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted March 19 Author Report Share Posted March 19 (edited) 3 minutes ago, OftenWrong said: You people carry on laughing. Until the leftist nazis come for you, for the gas chamber. We'll see if still laughing then... At least you're smart enough to know when something stinks, there could be a turd hiding there. What is it they are hiding, why are they so afraid? Maybe you'd find it's not all about how "stupid" the other point of view is. You might find you're being led down a garden path, like sheep to be converted into lamb cutlets... I see, so you are the free man, the original Contrarian, the OG. The rest that carry on, are sheep. Is a good tactic you have going. Whatever helps one to get through the day. Edited March 19 by Contrarian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OftenWrong Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Contrarian said: I see, so you are the free man, the original Contrarian, the OG. The rest that carry on, are sheep. Is a good tactic you have got going. Whatever helps one to get through the day. Yes that's right. No one like me, and I'm glad... Actually maybe that's why I don't like you either Edited March 19 by OftenWrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted March 19 Author Report Share Posted March 19 (edited) This whole thread gave me an idea. Will have a full piece on VPNs tomorrow or in 2 days + Tor too. 1. Uncle Sugar fans better pay attention. 2 Even anti-Uncle Sugar fans should pay attention. This way, your paranoia level will be less. Stay tuned -> Edited March 19 by Contrarian edit design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonbox Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 (edited) On 3/13/2023 at 5:36 PM, Contrarian said: Go to any browser now in Canada, start Google, and search "Donald Trump Truth Social", only the platform's main website shows up, with no name of Donald Trump on ANY pages. I don't think that's right: Worked fine for me. Edited March 22 by Moonbox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted March 22 Author Report Share Posted March 22 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Moonbox said: You sure? Yes, it is back now. Google was doing tests around that time, and 2 members of this forum tested it live with me @Michael Hardner @bcsapper Then it was ghosted for consecutive days. After a few days, it is back now as confirmed by me above too: Edited March 22 by Contrarian edit design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonbox Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 Fair enough. Didn't read the whole thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbie Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 I don't know what you're talking about. If I Google the same phrase you quoted, the first entry is truth social. If I click on that link, the very first post is from Donald Trump. Surely you don't expect to find every post he ever made listed on a Google search... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted May 10 Author Report Share Posted May 10 (edited) 9 minutes ago, herbie said: I don't know what you're talking about. If I Google the same phrase you quoted, the first entry is truth social. If I click on that link, the very first post is from Donald Trump. Surely you don't expect to find every post he ever made listed on a Google search... Do you read the thread? If you read it, you will realize that it came back. Here:https://repolitics.com/forums/topic/43692-google-search-in-canada-does-not-show-anymore-the-direct-account-of-donald-trump/?do=findComment&comment=1576607 Edited May 10 by Contrarian edit design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeitgeist Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 (edited) On 3/13/2023 at 5:36 PM, Contrarian said: We all know my reputation as an anti-Maga, however, I do not like what I perceive as manipulation, from Institutions such as Google. A few weeks ago while searching Trump to see what other irrational things he said, his account used to show up on the first page. Go to any browser now in Canada, start Google, and search "Donald Trump Truth Social", only the platform's main website shows up, with no name of Donald Trump on ANY pages. Now, anyone else has a problem with this? or is it just me ranting? Who does Google think they are to stop people from reading, even lies? If I want to listen to Trump's lies, let me listen to what I think are his lies. Thought a few days ago Google promised that they will not censor anymore. Am I a communist for NOT agreeing with how Google Runs its platform? 😄 Why does Google not allow people to read the information, even lies? I can filter on my own. This is the kind of stuff that turns off people and they vote for the other side, in my opinion. Not me, though, not even in these circumstances, would still not vote for Trump, if I could vote there. 😄 Still, that's not the point, this is about what Google is doing, where am I going wrong on this one? I’m calling bullshit on this. You and people with similar views to yours are exactly why Google and the Government of Canada are able to get away with censorship. Are you finally starting to wake up? I wasn’t a Trump fan, but there’s a clear attempt to silence and discredit him. Pull just about any mix of a New York jury and try Trump in a “he said, she said” unprovable court battle and Trump will always lose. What’s underway is the eradication of rights, including free speech. It’s not just happening because the Liberals and Democrats are running our governments. It’s happening because of a major push internationally on both the corporate and NGO levels. This is stakeholder capitalism, or fascism. Michael Shellenberger calls it woke totalitarianism. I’ve called it woke-green totalitarianism. If citizens don’t push back, the chill and repression against any dissenting voices will be too steep a hill to climb. A.I. and surveillance tech will make the system air tight. If you think this sounds paranoid, check yourself, because it’s probably a lot worse than we know. https://nationalpost.com/opinion/world-on-cusp-of-woke-totalitarianism-as-governments-act-to-end-free-speech Edited May 10 by Zeitgeist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contrarian Posted May 10 Author Report Share Posted May 10 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Zeitgeist said: Are you finally starting to wake up? Well, not too sure what that means. Are you awaken? Then, what do you suggest citizens do, practical solutions? I offered a VPN full of ideas in case anyone tries to limit the flow of information. How about you, except complaining and complaining. What do you propose folks do? Here is my practical work: https://repolitics.com/forums/topic/43802-vpn-service-in-case-anyone-tries-to-suppress-information/page/4/#comments Edited May 10 by Contrarian edit design Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeitgeist Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Contrarian said: Well, not too sure what that means. Are you awaken? Then, what do you suggest citizens do, practical solutions? I offered a VPN full of ideas in case anyone tries to limit the flow of information. How about you, except complaining and complaining. What do you propose folk do? It’s probably too late. The deep state/global cabal runs the show. Any dissenting voices are racist-misogynist-fringe. Robert F. Kennedy is being actively sidelined as “anti-vac misinformation”. Trump is being silenced by media and a politicized justice system. Biden, the demented script-reader transhumanist will be propped up along with Zoolander Trudeau for the rest of their natural lives and beyond. Why? Because they’re stupid and do what they’re told. Anyone who questions the powers that be goes the way of Tucker Carlson. Sane people who question are labelled “alt-right” and silenced. The Republican-Democrat dichotomy is just a show for the gullible masses, including you and me. Edited May 10 by Zeitgeist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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