Google is an enemy of free speech

**who** · 12-01-2003, 07:09 AM

Old news.

for me, anyway.

**$5 submissions** · 12-01-2003, 07:19 AM

Enemy of Free Speech? Google doesn't have to allow free speech.

Google is a private company. It is not a government entity. Only government entities, according to the US Supreme Ct, are constrained by the Constitution. Accordingly, it is outside of the control of the First Amendment because it is not a government entity. Even all the liberal tests formulated in the late 40's (starting with the anti-racist covenant case KRAMER) all the way to the late 60's could transform Google into a government player under the purview of the First Amendment.

**BRISK** · 12-01-2003, 07:22 AM

That's going to be huge $$$ for the companies that are actually authorized to be selling prescription drugs. All the traffic that would have flowed to those fake pharmacies will flow to them now. Interesting.

**nofx** · 12-01-2003, 07:25 AM

Originally posted by BRISK
That's going to be huge $$$ for the companies that are actually authorized to be selling prescription drugs. All the traffic that would have flowed to those fake pharmacies will flow to them now. Interesting.

and I'm sure those real sites are loving this up!

**FATPad** · 12-01-2003, 07:28 AM

HAHA Since when is advertising illegal pharmacies to sell illegal prescriptions covered by free speech?

**BRISK** · 12-01-2003, 07:33 AM

Are real world un-licensed and un-authorized pharmacies allowed to operate in US states?

Can just anyone open a storefront and start selling prescription drugs to the public? or does the government require pharmacies to be licensed?

If the government does require real world pharmacies to be licensed, then how is this any different from Google requiring them to be licensed?

**xxxjay** · 12-01-2003, 07:36 AM

Expect to see a lot of changes with google with the impending IPO.

**$5 submissions** · 12-01-2003, 07:38 AM

Originally posted by FATPad
HAHA Since when is advertising illegal pharmacies to sell illegal prescriptions covered by free speech?

Exactly

**NoCarrier** · 12-01-2003, 07:39 AM

Originally posted by xxxjay
Expect to see a lot of changes with google with the impending IPO.

IPO?

**BRISK** · 12-01-2003, 07:42 AM

I suspect Google will start to clean up it's business much like eBay did years ago.

There was a time when eBay was a free-for-all. Sell your kidneys, sell your little brother, sell whatever....eventually eBay set down some rules and didn't allow certain things. Google will probably follow a similar route.

**BRISK** · 12-01-2003, 07:43 AM

Originally posted by NoCarrier

IPO?

Initial Public Offering

Google is an enemy of free speech

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