Google Considers Justice Scalia's Dissent “Dangerous or Derogatory Content”

Source: e-mail from Google | August 31, 2017 |

What is it that Google doesn’t want you to see?

Fifteen quotes from former associate justice of the US Supreme Court Antonin Scalia’s dissenting opinion on the ObamaCare decision (15 Of Antonin Scalia’s Best Lines)

Below is the ultimatum we got from Google:

Subject: Google AdSense: Action required to comply with AdSense program policies.
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 02:54:53 +0000
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]

Hello,

This is a warning message to alert you that there is action required to bring your AdSense account into compliance with our AdSense program policies. We’ve provided additional details below, along with the actions to be taken on your part.

Affected website: conservativecircle.org

Example page where violation occurred: https://3.89.244.123/forums/topic/15-of-antonin-scalias-best-lines/

Action required: Please make changes immediately to your site to follow AdSense program policies.

Current account status: Active

Violation explanation

– As stated in our program policies, Google ads may not be placed on pages that contain content that:

– Threatens or advocates for harm on oneself or others;

– Harasses, intimidates or bullies an individual or group of individuals; Incites hatred against, promotes discrimination of, or disparages an individual or group on the basis of their race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, age, nationality, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or other characteristic that is associated with systemic discrimination or marginalization.

How to resolve:

– If you received a notification in regard to page content, we request that you immediately remove Google ads from the violating pages. If you are unable to, or unsure of how to remove the ads from these pages, or would like to continue monetizing the page with Google ads, please modify or remove the violating content to meet our AdSense policies.

– If you received a notification in regards to the way ads are implemented on your site, please make the necessary changes to your implementation.

You do not need to contact us if you make changes. Please be aware that if additional violations are accrued, ad serving may be disabled to the website listed above. You should immediately take time to review your pages with Google ads to ensure that they comply with our policies.

Additionally, please be aware that the URL above is just an example and that the same violations may exist on other pages of this website or other sites that you own. To reduce the likelihood of future warnings from us, we suggest that you review all your sites for compliance. Here are some useful resources you might be interested in.

– AdSense policy FAQs
– Using site: search to find violations
– Recommended solutions for policing your content
– Content filtering

For more information regarding our policy warning notifications, visit our Help Center.

We thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Sincerely,

The Google AdSense Team  

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  • Consistent #18545

    And no information for us to contact them.

    • This topic was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by Consistent.
    EVERYDAY #18550

    Just what was threatening, harrassing, etc. about Justice Scalia’s dissents?

    The post was from 2016 and Google is just now calling it a violation of its AdSense policies? I’m really confused here.

    • This reply was modified 6 years, 7 months ago by EVERYDAY.
    Consistent #18567
    EVERYDAY #18600

    So what can be done about this infringement? Can Google be made to explain just what was wrong with the Scalia post? Is there some legal recourse?

    Consistent #18605

    Consistent #18610

    They don’t give any method to contact them.

    There is no cheap legal recourse, except pro bono.

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