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Bosonic

(3,746 posts)
Tue Sep 25, 2012, 07:18 PM Sep 2012

Judge orders arrest of Brazil Google president

Source: BBC

A regional judge has ordered the arrest of Google's president in Brazil, Fabio Jose Silva Coelho, after the company failed to take down Youtube videos.

Authorities say the videos are slanderous towards a candidate running in a city's election for mayor.

The judge ordered the removal of the videos last week, but Google has refused to remove them and says it is appealing. It says it is not responsible for the content posted on its site.

According to Brazilian media, the videos in question suggest Alcides Bernal - a mayoral candidate in the city of Campo Grande - is guilty of committing crimes.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19724403

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Judge orders arrest of Brazil Google president (Original Post) Bosonic Sep 2012 OP
The moment he is arrested Google needs to terminate service to the country. jtuck004 Sep 2012 #1
That's a good idea... defacto7 Sep 2012 #3
It's a risk, but you either provide free speech or you don't. jtuck004 Sep 2012 #4
Someone might suggest the judge is corrupt, but then they would be arrested too Democat Sep 2012 #2
 

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
1. The moment he is arrested Google needs to terminate service to the country.
Tue Sep 25, 2012, 08:08 PM
Sep 2012

He will be out soon after.
 

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
4. It's a risk, but you either provide free speech or you don't.
Wed Sep 26, 2012, 03:15 AM
Sep 2012

(I mean Google algorithms of free speech)

They are censoring Google in China, much against Google's wishes, I think. I read there is now something on those pages that the results are censored.

Here, I am not sure the country has China's muscle, though I am sure Google has to weigh the profit and loss, and not just in money.

Democat

(11,617 posts)
2. Someone might suggest the judge is corrupt, but then they would be arrested too
Tue Sep 25, 2012, 09:16 PM
Sep 2012

Why would someone be arrested for slander while appealing a court ruling?

Sounds like something more may be going on.

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