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• @emmalbriant @emmalbriant on x

  Incredible. But not surprising considering their past history with China. https://twitter.com/...

• @brokep Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi on x

  Remember when “don't be evil” used to be their slogan. Now they're “special nice” https://twitter.com/...

• @carnage4life @carnage4life on x

  Google can't say “war” in Russia. People argue that big tech companies need to be regulated. What they fail to acknowledge is that they're already heavily regulated around the world, it's just that they aren't being forced to care about your pet issue. https://theintercept.com/..…

• @theintercept @theintercept on x

  The internal email obtained by The Intercept noted that the word “war” should continue to be used in other markets. The policy change was intended to keep Google in compliance with a Russian censorship law enacted just after the invasion of Ukraine. https://theintercept.com/...

• @marahvistendahl Mara Hvistendahl on x

  Google joins the list of entities (ahem, @UN) to instruct employees not to call the war a war. @samfbiddle⁩ and ⁦@tatikmd⁩ with the goods https://theintercept.com/...

• @mrinaldesai Mrinal Desai on x

  It's all about putin labels and navigating the world ... https://twitter.com/...

• @jerylbier Jeryl Bier on x

  it's a special military operation on free speech! https://twitter.com/...

• @samfbiddle Sam Biddle on x

  NEW: Google ordered its translators not to use the term “war” in Russian market when referring to invasion of Ukraine, complying with Kremlin propaganda law. https://theintercept.com/...

• @victorerikray Victor Ray on x

  Is this the cancel culture Putin was going on about? https://twitter.com/...

• @orwellian_media @orwellian_media on x

  We have always been at special operations with Eurasia. https://twitter.com/...

• @zackford Zack Ford on x

  This was admittedly probably a very difficult decision, but it still feels like the wrong one. https://twitter.com/...

• @rmc031 Rachel Cohen on x

  “The internal memo helps explain why some Google pages, including an advertising policy and video help document found by The Intercept use euphemistic terms like “emergency in Ukraine” in their Russian version but “war in Ukraine” in the English version” https://twitter.com/...

• @hypervisible @hypervisible on x

  Google email directs contractors to eliminate word “war"from any description of Russian war with Ukraine. Applies to “all Google products translated into Russian, including Google Maps, Gmail, AdWords, and Google's policies and communications with users.” https://theintercept.com…