Google making it's own law...

[Sidehill Gouger]

After reading this post, I went onto the shopping section (which is a chore in itself since I'm at work) and I had no trouble at all finding knives of all kinds. I decided to check out guns and again had no issue finding parts and ammo for my mauser. Is it only certain places that this is in effect?

I'm with you, any and all rifle/ammo combinations still come up for me on google.

 

[OhShoot]

Hit or miss, seems:

Springfield XD Sub Compact: 0
Beretta Nano: 1
Smith and Wesson M&P Sport: 0, but brings up some air pistols
Ruger Blackhawk: 0

etc

 

[OhShoot]

I'm with you, any and all rifle/ammo combinations still come up for me on google.

Using Shopping section or are you missing the premise?

- OS

 

[dsvirsky]

Hit or miss, seems:

Springfield XD Sub Compact: 0
Beretta Nano: 1
Smith and Wesson M&P Sport: 0, but brings up some air pistols
Ruger Blackhawk: 0

etc

Using Google shopping from my work computer:
Springfield XD subcompact -- about 1,900 results, starting with $399 from 33 stores.
Beretta Nano -- 199 results, starting with $380 from 18 stores
Ruger Blackhawk -- about 6,540 results, staring with $484 from 13 stores

I'm certainly not having any problems getting results from firearms searches on Google shopping.

 

[iamsmiling]

Not a law, a business decision. While I do not agree with that they are doing, it is their right as a business to choose what they want to allow and do not want to allow.

About a year ago I moved all my PC search engines to Bing when I thought Google was getting a bit too big. As you say, a business decision and the consequence of decisions like that led me to other vendors.

 

[gadgetgeek]

So when Google got too big, you started using Microsoft for all your searches? Last time I checked, so I could be wrong on this, Google didn't shake down the states it has offices in to avoid paying taxes. Right or wrong, I'll continue to support Google due to all of the other good things it does. Besides, if enough people tell them, Hey, we want to buy guns via Google Shopping, the policy will change.

 

[retrocon]

But why give the anti-freedom types your advertising clicks???

QUOTE=kreole;11053313]You can still use regular Google to find prices and information; nothing is blocked in regular search. It's just Google Shopping and Adwords that changes.[/QUOTE]

 

[retrocon]

It's just that their algorithms aren't perfected yet. They will eventually get it right. Then retailers will find ways to throw numbers or extra letters in names, then google will catch that... and on and on.

Fact is, while they are a private business, and they can do this, i can also boycott them for being anti-freedom.

Wait till they decide to remove gun info from their general search. Or knife info from both.

One by one...

Hit or miss, seems:

Springfield XD Sub Compact: 0
Beretta Nano: 1
Smith and Wesson M&P Sport: 0, but brings up some air pistols
Ruger Blackhawk: 0

etc

 

[retrocon]

Ummm... did you know that google paid a 2.4% tax rate last year? They shield all their assets in non/low tax overseas banks.

At least Microsoft paid about 7% taxes.

Hey, i really don't care about these, our oppressive tax rates in the US cause it.

but when a company starts to play with my basic freedoms, and yes, behaving this way is a threat because it continues to deaden the population to the idea that "guns and knives are bad," i don't need to continue to feed them my business.

So when Google got too big, you started using Microsoft for all your searches? Last time I checked, so I could be wrong on this, Google didn't shake down the states it has offices in to avoid paying taxes. Right or wrong, I'll continue to support Google due to all of the other good things it does. Besides, if enough people tell them, Hey, we want to buy guns via Google Shopping, the policy will change.