That they have already done it does not mean that they have to do it again.


Of course, for an American giant, going against a person so close to the president is not convenient.

Once upon a time, Google was the emblem of freedom of expression, now, it is no longer even a shadow of what it was at the beginning.

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They did the same during covid hysteria, when people would brigade-rate 1-star shops that forced customers to wear masks or vaccinate. This is not new.

For instance, when governments and businesses started requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccine before entering certain places, we put extra protections in place to remove Google reviews that criticize a business for its health and safety policies or for complying with a vaccine mandate.

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Google is blocking negative reviews of Tesla dealers

They did the same during covid hysteria, when people would brigade-rate 1-star shops that forced customers to wear masks or vaccinate. This is not new.

> For instance, when governments and businesses started requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccine before entering certain places, we put extra protections in place to remove Google reviews that criticize a business for its health and safety policies or for complying with a vaccine mandate.

https://blog.google/products/maps/how-google-maps-reviews-work/