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Google enjoys its ubiquity like Donald Trump enjoys hearing his name said over and over again.
Indeed, there are days when some people bathe in Chrome, Gmail, Google Search, and Blogspot and don't even stop to wonder that they belong to a company that views everything from atop its mountain.
That's because Google is nice and warm and efficient. Or something.
Amanda U. Ajuluchuku, however, doesn't believe Google is as nice or warm as it seems. Indeed, she took legal action in an attempt to prove her righteousness.
The substance of her case, filed in the United States District Court, Eastern California branch, was that she signed up for a Blogspot account. She blogged about whether celebrity marriages were "Made in Heaven" or "Made in Hell."
I hadn't been aware that these were the only two options, as so many seem to me to be "Made in Purgatory."
Google, because it is an enterprise like no other, allegedly suggested that Ajuluchuku allow for ads to appear on her blog. These would bring her money on a pay-per-click basis.
However, Ajuluchuku claims Google then blocked the ads "in a desperate attempt to keep (plaintiff) poor." Moreover, she believes Google wanted to prevent her "from leaving NYC."
She claims Google discriminated against her on the basi... [Read more]
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