I’m absolutely not a fan of Alex Jones but every so often, he manages to strike up something legitimate.  The following video I think is an example of where he’s been wronged and how abusive Google has been with their censorship policies.

Basically, Google wasn’t happy with video material that was critical of U.S. President Obama.  As hyperbolic as I think it is, I’ve watched The Obama Deception and I can’t for the life of me think of it as hate speech.  It’s exceptionally critical of government and is very hyperbolic as it draws amazing conclusions from evidence that is incidental in most cases but attacking a protected group?  Not unless government is a protected group I don’t think.

Google has really disappointed here and the attitude they have taken toward the free flow of information on the web is frightening.  Google started out as an academic tool and the founders of Google even presented a paper in which they objected to advertising dollars monetizing Google saying that it would rob it of it’s credit as an academic tool.  I think perhaps the power and domination of Google has indeed robbed it of impartiality and credibility as it seems to take this odd attitude that Google can build the web according to its own vision.

Like I said, I’m not a fan of Alex Jones but I can’t imagine feeling justified in calling for his material on the Internet being banned, blocked or otherwise censored.  Google understands its influence on the web and to abuse that influence in silencing dissenting viewpoints that the corporation finds objectionable is just simply wrong.