Is Google Silently Removing Posts? 153
mrbill writes to tell us that several music bloggers believe that Google may be silently removing posts. Those especially prone to conspiracy theories think this may be a part of some greater nefarious action in cooperation with the RIAA. The LA Weekly story cites several sites and email/chat room discussion that points to the only common ground being Google's Blogger platform for sites that have had content mysteriously disappear. This still resides firmly in the wildly speculative realm of unfounded rumor but raises the question, should Google be required to notify a content creator when their IP has been deleted/removed?
Re:According to Their Terms I Think They Should (Score:3, Interesting)
Last time I cruised around Blogger (I have one there) it was about 100 to 1 ratio of bots and spammers sites, porn ads, and you name it to real user content.
Very very little actual user updating a blog-type content.
It's about time they started deleting stuff out of there.
When an actual, real live blogger says their content was removed I'll be concerned. Otherwise this is probably just a case of "cleaning up a shithole".
Re:Free Ride (Score:5, Interesting)
It's like if you're hitchhiking from St. Louis to Denver, and someone picks you up and tells you they'll take you all the way to Denver, then kicks you out of the car somewhere in Kansas. What, you haven't seen a building or another car for an hour? Tough shit, pal, get out and walk.
I think a better metaphor would be that a neighbor invites you to a party at his house, you're enjoying yourself. Then suddenly he turns off the lights for a minute, complete dark. It's fair, they're his lights and he's paying the bill, but it is annoying, pointless, and he did invite you there in the first place.