Google refuses official requests to take down YouTube video of police brutality - GoFuckYourself.com

halfpint · 10-30-2011, 10:45 AM

Google refused the request of a U.S. law enforcement agency earlier this year to remove a YouTube video showing police brutality, it has been revealed.

The web giant did not give details about the contents of the video, not pictured, but said it turned down the petition for it to be taken down between January and June this year.

'We received a request from a local law enforcement agency to remove YouTube videos of police brutality, which we did not remove,' Google wrote in its Transparency Report.

Separately, we received requests from a different local law enforcement agency for removal of videos allegedly defaming law enforcement officials.

'We did not comply with those requests, which we have categorized in this Report as defamation requests.'

The report revealed that Google was bombarded with requests for information and for content to be removed by the U.S. government.

Officials asked for 757 items to be removed in the first half of 2011, with defamation being cited as the reason in 80 per cent of cases.

Some 63 per cent of the requests were accepted, but Google said it declined many requests as they were not backed up by a court order.

'Some requests may not [be] specific enough for us to know what the government wanted us to remove (for example, no URL is listed in the request), and others involve allegations of defamation through informal letters from government agencies rather than a court orders [sic],' it was written in the report.

'We generally rely on courts to decide if a statement is defamatory according to local law.'

Google, which was founded on the philosophy of 'Don't be evil', is thought to be seeking to show that it is a trustworthy site for users.

The U.S. government made the third largest number of requests for content to be removed behind Germany and Brazi.

But the government made more requests for user data than any other country in the world.

In the first six months of 2011, the U.S. government filed 5,950 requests, 93 per cent of which were agreed to.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1cHwbzELy

ArsewithClass · 10-30-2011, 10:52 AM

What's the news? US police have always been brutal

drmadcat · 10-30-2011, 11:00 AM

the web should be open and free

MediaGuy · 10-30-2011, 11:01 AM

Actually, without making any comments, Google just reposted about the first six months of the year request two days after cops blew a gas cannister in Scott Olsen's head:

http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com...-requests.html

Coincidence?

:D

pornmasta · 10-30-2011, 11:10 AM

Where is the freedom of speech ?

blackmonsters · 10-30-2011, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pornmasta

Where is the freedom of speech ?

That's used in Russia to talk about how fucking phony American rights are.

seeandsee · 10-30-2011, 11:26 AM

no way police will hurt someone

halfpint · 10-30-2011, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MediaGuy

Actually, without making any comments, Google just reposted about the first six months of the year request two days after cops blew a gas cannister in Scott Olsen's head:

http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com...-requests.html

Coincidence?

:D

The UK?s Office of Fair Trading requested the removal of fraudulent ads that linked to scams. We complied with the request and removed 93,360 items in total.

http://www.google.com/transparencyre...nmentrequests/

MetaMan · 10-30-2011, 11:39 AM

Why do you put breaks on every line like a fucking idiot?

if you are going to copy and paste news links to get views on your sig because you're a broke ass loser at least do it properly.

brassmonkey · 10-30-2011, 11:46 AM

they mean hide the truth. fucking pigs

Barry-xlovecam · 10-30-2011, 12:00 PM

In general I fail to see how a truthful video could be libel.
However, a basically truthful video with defamatory statements could be libel.
e.g.; "Look at this pig he is a brutal asswipe like all officers on the ____ police department." That might be a defamatory statement and actionable ....

Scott McD · 10-30-2011, 12:03 PM

Better send in this asshat again !!!

porno jew · 10-30-2011, 12:14 PM

are they a tool of search or a tool of subversion?

DWB · 10-30-2011, 12:20 PM

That's odd, they removed multiple videos of mine with girls dancing in bikinis.

cooldude7 · 10-30-2011, 12:23 PM

welcome to internet

cherrylula · 10-30-2011, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott McD

Better send in this asshat again !!!

he gonna arrest every single officer involved! hahahaha yeah go dude

cherrylula · 10-30-2011, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DWB

That's odd, they removed multiple videos of mine with girls dancing in bikinis.

Have you seen that big bad wolf video?? it's nearly obscene.

but there it is on youtube, million plus views... it's nasty.

...here it is: https://youtube.com/watch?v=XKMoVAObbhE

MetaMan · 10-30-2011, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cherrylula

Have you seen that big bad wolf video?? it's nearly obscene.

but there it is on youtube, million plus views... it's nasty.

...here it is: https://youtube.com/watch?v=XKMoVAObbhE

Fletch why are you using your wifes account?

PastorSinAlot · 10-30-2011, 01:04 PM

youtube is full of shit, they take down my videos making fun of JW, that was up for two years, fuck youtube

Rochard · 10-30-2011, 01:04 PM

Why should google take it down? Is it illegal? Nope. Keep it up.

Barry-xlovecam · 10-30-2011, 01:05 PM

Sometimes they "play god" at Google -- the Lawyer's right to work law

just a punk · 10-30-2011, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pornmasta

Where is the freedom of speech ?

"Democracy" and "freedom of speech" are urban legends for imbeciles.

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackmonsters

That's used in Russia to talk about how fucking phony American rights are.

But actually they aren't, right?

Scott McD · 10-30-2011, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cherrylula

he gonna arrest every single officer involved! hahahaha yeah go dude

With his one pair of handcuffs...

D Ghost · 10-30-2011, 03:54 PM

Link: http://www.google.com/transparencyre.../US/?p=2011-06

Observations on Content Removal Requests

We received a request from a local law enforcement agency to remove YouTube videos of police brutality, which we did not remove. Separately, we received requests from a different local law enforcement agency for removal of videos allegedly defaming law enforcement officials. We did not comply with those requests, which we have categorized in this Report as defamation requests.

Lace · 10-30-2011, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DWB

That's odd, they removed multiple videos of mine with girls dancing in bikinis.

Yup. Actually banned an account of mine for the same thing.

_Richard_ · 10-30-2011, 04:19 PM

BIGTYMER · 10-30-2011, 06:22 PM

Pigs. They are out of control.

sperbonzo · 10-30-2011, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pornmasta

Where is the freedom of speech ?

The freedom of speech is still there. These are requests, not orders... And thank god google is not complying with them!!!

:-)

.

Mr Pheer · 10-30-2011, 07:30 PM

Google should forward all those videos to the President, the Department of Homeland Security, all of the justices on the Supreme Court, and every single police department in the country with a clear message: Do something about this shit because everyone else is watching.

garce · 10-30-2011, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperbonzo

The freedom of speech is still there. These are requests, not orders... And thank god google is not complying with them!!!

:-)

.

But if they DO happen to get an order, the videos are gone.

Funny how it takes a court order to remove violence from Youtube, but any asshat can file a complaint and have a sexy girl dancing in her undies video deleted.

Violence good - human body bad. (Unless that body is being shot, tasered, or broken to pieces - then its all fine).

halfpint · 10-31-2011, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MetaMan

Why do you put breaks on every line like a fucking idiot?

if you are going to copy and paste news links to get views on your sig because you're a broke ass loser at least do it properly.

u-Bob · 10-31-2011, 03:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr Pheer

Google should forward all those videos to the President, the Department of Homeland Security, all of the justices on the Supreme Court, and every single police department in the country with a clear message: Do something about this shit because everyone else is watching.

Sad thing is: they've been doing something about it. They've been making new rules, regulations, changing bylaws, digging up old unrelated laws etc to go after people who film acts of police brutality.

DWB · 10-31-2011, 04:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cherrylula

Have you seen that big bad wolf video?? it's nearly obscene.

but there it is on youtube, million plus views... it's nasty.

...here it is: https://youtube.com/watch?v=XKMoVAObbhE

Awesome.

Barefootsies · 10-31-2011, 05:08 AM

Based on the reports I have heard about this, it would appear that law enforcement was asking Google/YouTube to remove things without a court order, and did not fall under DMCA guidelines. Should that be the case, Google did the right thing.

If (whatever) was so illegal or wrong, law enforcement should have no issue using the tax payers money and getting a court order to have this removed. I believe this is referred to as 'due process'. Same as they can't get access to your email on a "request" they must have a court order. Additionally, to get the court order they must PROVE suspicion of whatever they are looking for.

This is how the law is supposed to work.

pornguy · 10-31-2011, 05:17 AM

Great news.. so we can show people on Youtube getting the shit kicked out of them but not some titty.

God forbid you have a nipple slip but a cracked skull and broken jaw is ok.

Good to know.

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halfpint GFY's Halfpint Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Posts: 15,223	Google refuses official requests to take down YouTube video of police brutality Google refused the request of a U.S. law enforcement agency earlier this year to remove a YouTube video showing police brutality, it has been revealed. The web giant did not give details about the contents of the video, not pictured, but said it turned down the petition for it to be taken down between January and June this year. 'We received a request from a local law enforcement agency to remove YouTube videos of police brutality, which we did not remove,' Google wrote in its Transparency Report. Separately, we received requests from a different local law enforcement agency for removal of videos allegedly defaming law enforcement officials. 'We did not comply with those requests, which we have categorized in this Report as defamation requests.' The report revealed that Google was bombarded with requests for information and for content to be removed by the U.S. government. Officials asked for 757 items to be removed in the first half of 2011, with defamation being cited as the reason in 80 per cent of cases. Some 63 per cent of the requests were accepted, but Google said it declined many requests as they were not backed up by a court order. 'Some requests may not [be] specific enough for us to know what the government wanted us to remove (for example, no URL is listed in the request), and others involve allegations of defamation through informal letters from government agencies rather than a court orders [sic],' it was written in the report. 'We generally rely on courts to decide if a statement is defamatory according to local law.' Google, which was founded on the philosophy of 'Don't be evil', is thought to be seeking to show that it is a trustworthy site for users. The U.S. government made the third largest number of requests for content to be removed behind Germany and Brazi. But the government made more requests for user data than any other country in the world. In the first six months of 2011, the U.S. government filed 5,950 requests, 93 per cent of which were agreed to. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1cHwbzELy __________________ Get FREE website listings on Cryptocoinshops.net Last edited by halfpint; 10-30-2011 at 10:49 AM..

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