Liz Bentley
2023-07-29 15:33:56 UTC
Re: Google search results for your name
You may or may not have noticed that certain Usenet groups are not
indexed by Google Groups. Groups which have "been identified as
containing spam, malware, or other malicious content" only yield a
"Banned content warning" when navigating to them in Google Groups.
alt.usenet.kooks, misc.consumers, alt.suicide.holiday, and others have
been permanently removed from Google Groups. Most importantly, these
groups and their content are not indexed in Google's search engine.
In your recent RSPW exposé, you showed that you'd been flagging threads
for abuse. If you really put some effort into it, you might be able to
get RSPW removed from Google Groups and in doing so remove the
problematic posts from Google search results for your name.
A good weeklong effort to report all instances of "hateful or violent
content, shared personal info, or the promotion of regulated goods and
services at the group, conversation, or message level" found in the group
could be the push needed for Google to dustbin this group and solve at
least one of your problems. A solid effort would need to involve
reporting individual messages as well as threads/"conversations". As
well, for illegal content you'd want to report messages through the
troubleshooting interface at https://support.google.com/legal/
troubleshooter/1114905 (->See more products->Google Groups). Google also
recommends visiting "http://support.google.com for non-legal issues that
concern Google’s Terms of Service or content and product policies".
Google encourages reporting the same content using both paths, "but you
must file each report separately".
Certain RSPWers have reposted things from your social media here, which
may be challengeable as infringement of your intellectual property
rights. "If you see content on a Google product that you believe violates
the law or your rights, let us know. We’ll review the material and
consider blocking, limiting, or removing access to it" - https://
support.google.com/legal/answer/3110420
I'm sure there are other reasons covered under the ToS which could
support formal complaints. If you were to extend the scope of your
complaining beyond messages which affect you personally and went all-in
reporting everything which could be constituted as abuse or a violation,
such a flood of valid complaints might cause Google to take action.
And if above-ground methods aren't sufficient, there's always false
flags.
You have the power to get this done. Your online reputation can be saved.
This is nonviolent direct action. Kill RSPW on Google Groups. You can do
it.
You may or may not have noticed that certain Usenet groups are not
indexed by Google Groups. Groups which have "been identified as
containing spam, malware, or other malicious content" only yield a
"Banned content warning" when navigating to them in Google Groups.
alt.usenet.kooks, misc.consumers, alt.suicide.holiday, and others have
been permanently removed from Google Groups. Most importantly, these
groups and their content are not indexed in Google's search engine.
In your recent RSPW exposé, you showed that you'd been flagging threads
for abuse. If you really put some effort into it, you might be able to
get RSPW removed from Google Groups and in doing so remove the
problematic posts from Google search results for your name.
A good weeklong effort to report all instances of "hateful or violent
content, shared personal info, or the promotion of regulated goods and
services at the group, conversation, or message level" found in the group
could be the push needed for Google to dustbin this group and solve at
least one of your problems. A solid effort would need to involve
reporting individual messages as well as threads/"conversations". As
well, for illegal content you'd want to report messages through the
troubleshooting interface at https://support.google.com/legal/
troubleshooter/1114905 (->See more products->Google Groups). Google also
recommends visiting "http://support.google.com for non-legal issues that
concern Google’s Terms of Service or content and product policies".
Google encourages reporting the same content using both paths, "but you
must file each report separately".
Certain RSPWers have reposted things from your social media here, which
may be challengeable as infringement of your intellectual property
rights. "If you see content on a Google product that you believe violates
the law or your rights, let us know. We’ll review the material and
consider blocking, limiting, or removing access to it" - https://
support.google.com/legal/answer/3110420
I'm sure there are other reasons covered under the ToS which could
support formal complaints. If you were to extend the scope of your
complaining beyond messages which affect you personally and went all-in
reporting everything which could be constituted as abuse or a violation,
such a flood of valid complaints might cause Google to take action.
And if above-ground methods aren't sufficient, there's always false
flags.
You have the power to get this done. Your online reputation can be saved.
This is nonviolent direct action. Kill RSPW on Google Groups. You can do
it.