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1. blunte+xU[view] [source] 2021-02-08 15:07:06
>>benhur+(OP)
Google uses non-human automation to make some decisions, including banning accounts. As others have mentioned, this is not unreasonable as long as there is a reasonable (in terms of time and effort) path to disputing a ban - i.e., speaking to a human about the issue.

But Google (and Facebook, and probably some other companies) don't have reasonable processes for disputing or resolving these situations.

Some have said that we should consider Google's challenge: lots of users/activities that need to be monitored and policed. The assumption is that Google could not afford to do this "reasonably" with humans instead of automated systems because the volume is high.

But Google certainly could hire and train humans to follow a process for reviewing and assisting in resolving these cases. They don't. It is doubtful that they cannot afford to do this; I haven't checked their annual report lately, but I'm guessing they still have a healthy profit.

In the unlikely event that involving more humans would be too expensive, then Google should raise their prices (or stop giving so much away for free).

To summarize, there is no excuse for Google to operate this way. They do because they can, and because the damage still falls into the "acceptable losses" column.

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2. raverb+3Y[view] [source] 2021-02-08 15:20:45
>>blunte+xU
> They do because they can, and because the damage still falls into the "acceptable losses" column.

Yeah, until they piss off someone too big to not give up without a legal/public fight or they piss enough people to make a dent on their bottom line.

I think Google right now is just coasting and the short term evolution is just reactive/siloed plans but no bigger picture of where they want to go (basically just "evolution for promotion points")

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3. gowld+5Z[view] [source] 2021-02-08 15:24:17
>>raverb+3Y
It's been what 10 years of this, already? Even with Facebook gobbling up ad space and Apple gobbling up mobile? How long can a coaster coast?
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4. aspace+6a1[view] [source] 2021-02-08 16:13:57
>>gowld+5Z
It’s honestly really sad / pathetic.

Big ass tech company been around for ages saying it’s gonna change the world.

All you do is coast. Like what. Could you imagine going back in time and saying that to folks? That their whole “I’m gonna change the world” routine is going to be given up on?

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5. MockOb+0x1[view] [source] 2021-02-08 17:59:24
>>aspace+6a1
They already did change the world, and they gave us a new household verb, placing them in maybe the top 10 most successful businesses of the last 100 years?
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6. aspace+uM2[view] [source] 2021-02-09 01:11:51
>>MockOb+0x1
They didn't change the world.

They didn't "do" anything.

Google will be forgotten the same way any company that rides off coattails does.

Google changed the world - you legit made me spit my drink that's such a fucking joke. They were the search engine that went big

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