In the spirit of the free exchange of information, free speech, and freedom of the press, it is necessary that I inform you, the reader, of the latest attempts by Google to silence politically incorrect dissent.
Pamela Geller's Atlas Shrugs has been blacklisted by Google.
Until a few days ago, if one entered into the Google search engine the subject matter of one of Geller's stories, Atlas Shrugs would be at the very top of the list of blogs that had done work on that particular subject.
As one of the top blogs in the nation, Atlas Shrugs would get thousands of visits through Google. Many of these readers had never heard of Geller or Atlas Shrugs, but because the topic they placed in the Google search engine would likely yield a result with Atlas Shrugs at the top of the list, Geller would receive many new readers.
Suddenly and without explanation or forewarning, Google blocked access to Atlas Shrugs when one is searching for a blog post on a particular topic of interest.
Readers can still find Atlas on Google if they type in 'Atlas Shrugs' or 'Pamela Geller,' but new readers would have no way of knowing to type this.
As most serious bloggers know, new readers are often found by being at the top or near the top of search engine results when a reader types in a topic on which we have written.
For example, when one types 'Second Amendment' in the Google search bar, one is likely to find blogs such as The War on Guns, Say Uncle, Snow Flakes in Hell, or hopefully The Liberty Sphere, among others. This is one way we gain new readers.
These new readers had never heard of our blogs before, but because our blogs were at or near the top of the search engine results when one wanted to read something on the Second Amendment, we gained new readers.
But if Google blacklists you as they did Geller, your blog would be automatically blocked from readers searching for information on the Second Amendment.
This is a travesty of liberty, free speech, the free exchange of information, and the freedom of the press. Geller believes that Google's action is politically motivated due to her relentless pursuit and publication of information on Barack Obama that the mainstream media refused to cover.
And, as you will see when you read her post on this matter, Google has been very cozy with Obama. And we all know what Obama thinks about news sources that place him in a negative light.
We also know what Google will do to free speech if money is at stake, such as with their deal with the ChiComs to squelch the free exchange of information via the Internet in exchange for being allowed to do business in China.
I encourage you to click on the link provided in the 2nd paragraph above, read Geller's full account of the events in question, and then take appropriate action as you feel inclined.
