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Google Stifles Anti-Pollution Message; Information Portal Claims to Bolster Freedom of Expression While Yanking Environmental Group's Save the Ocean Advertisements.
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February 12, 2004
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WASHINGTON, Feb 12, 2004 (U.S. Newswire via COMTEX)
Late last week, Google.com prevented Oceana, a mainstream international ocean advocacy group, from communicating its anti-pollution message to the public. Google refused to run Oceana's paid advertisements, appearing to have bowed to pressure to thwart Oceana from advancing its goal of saving the world's oceans.
"This is outrageous," said Oceana's Chief Executive Officer Andrew Sharpless. "For this company to claim to promote freedom of expression and yet deny us the right to effectively advocate against pollution is blatant hypocrisy. The question that leaves us with is why they chose to blunt our right to express ...