Saturday, January 21, 2023

Getting Annoyed at Google's Prudish Censorship of My Blog

Lately, I notice that Google administrators based in Muslim countries are systematically going through the 20,000+ posts on my blog and are removing posts that seem to offend them. Three such posts include: 
  • A drive along the Las Vegas Strip, featuring pictures of the many large casinos there; 
  • A reminiscence of driving through central Nevada and seeing signs for brothels; 
  • A puzzling case where a tourist in Las Vegas fell into prostitution for insufficient reasons. 
Now, I can see how references to prostitution and gambling, or just references to Nevada, in general, might offend some people. Still, these examples are exceedingly mild compared to what is possible out there. 

I even notice Google administrators have been pondering a joke I made about Flat-Earthers. (No censorship there yet, thank goodness, but exactly where the line is there is unclear to me.)

Anyway, the content of my blog is my business.  If I want to make jokes about Flat-Earthers, or notice something seamy in Nevada, it's my business.  No one is making you read it.  So, just buzz off already!

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