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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Google/Trump thought experiment
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Lauren Weinstein)
Sun Aug 30 20:27:25 2026
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2026 17:18:03 -0700
From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>
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Thought experiment: What if Google said "NO" to Trump and the renaming
of Lake Ontario? I know which geo naming conventions Google claims to
follow and how they make decisions about politically-sensitive names and
borders. None of that is relevant under a fascist takeover of the
federal government. What we needed to see is Google saying NO and then
watching to see what Trump did next. But of course Billionaire CEO
Sundar, once upon a time claiming to be socially conscious, would never
risk his position by not sucking up to Trump, just as we'll no doubt see
him suck up to the next president irrespective of party. -L
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