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Google Ads Are a Free Speech Issue

Posted by kdawson on from the free-as-in-not-speaking dept.

WebHostingGuy writes "A US Federal Court recently ruled that ads displayed by search engines are protected as free speech. In the case at issue, Yahoo!, Google, and Microsoft were sued by an individual demanding under the 14th Amendment that the search engines display his advertisements concerning fraud in North Carolina. The Court flatly stated that the search engines were exercising their First Amendment right of free speech in deciding what ads they want to display."

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  1. Off topic :: Firehose by Any+Web+Loco · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Anyone know what the "you are invited to take a drink at the firehose" thing means on the front page?

    1. Re:Off topic :: Firehose by Bigbutt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Probably a reference to Weird Al's movie, UHF. When the kid finds the marble in the oatmeal, he wins and gets to "drink from the firehose!" *Yaaahhhhhh!!!* He sits on a mechanical horse (like in front of stores) and Stan Spitowski flips it on and blows the kid off the back of the horse.

      Awesome movie :)

      [John]

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      Shit better not happen!