Google censors searches for Kyle Rittenhouse in the same way it bans Adolf Hitler and the Taliban - Kotaku In Action 2

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Google censors searches for Kyle Rittenhouse in the same way it bans Adolf Hitler and the Taliban (www.theblaze.com)

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– ailurus 7 points 4 years ago +7 / -0

Can confirm, looks like active censorship.

Step 1: open shopping.google.com in private window, search kyle rittenhouse shirt. Response is

Your search - kyle rittenhouse shirt - did not match any shopping results.

and nothing else.

Now do step 1 again, but just mash your fingers on the keyboard to produce gibberish. Response is

Your search - ovejv[rgv - did not match any shopping results. Suggestions: Make sure all words are spelled correctly. Try different keywords. Try more general keywords. Trending searches

If the Rittenhouse search was legitimately turning up nothing, it would have the suggestions and trending as well, which it does not.

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– Im-Wide-Awake 6 points 4 years ago +6 / -0

I didn't get the same results.

For me, I got:

Sort by: Relevance Your search - kyle rittenhouse shirt - did not match any shopping results.

Suggestions:

Make sure all words are spelled correctly. Try different keywords. Try more general keywords. Try fewer keywords.

With one actual working link. With the gibberish, I didn't get any links. Maybe that's just your computer.

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