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[–] [email protected] 265 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (20 children)

This is misleading. Not sure if by ignorance or malice, but it's very misleading.

This isn't happening with your browser bookmarks. This is Google Collections, which is a shareable bookmarking feature, meaning it can be made publicly available. That's why it's moderated. It's basically Google's version on something like Pinterest.

https://www.androidpolice.com/create-google-collections/

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago (31 children)

All the more reason to switch to Firefox

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

Wouldn't change the rules of Google Collections?

This isn't a Chrome thing....

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There was a post on this yesterday.

They are moderating something, the issue with the article was it's not user's bookmarks. It's some app-specific feature called collections.

edit: it's the same post...it's a bit weird linking a direct link to a lemee.ee post when they get federated here anyway.....

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

That's something I hate about the fediverse is that we have so many layers of links that you never get the original article, you get seven recursive links to other federated sites and maybe if you're lucky on the last link you find the original article.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

Honestly, I’m not surprised. Not just because of their lack of privacy (them knowing your bookmarks), but also legally. Some countries are trying to crack down on piracy, and other illegal material, asking companies (like Google) to do this.

Bottom line, don’t use Chrome, and Google Sync.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

This doesn't involve your browser bookmarks. Google Collections is a link sharing tool.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What the actual hell? I hate this so much. Google won't touch right-wing extremist content, yet they'll just poof your bookmarks? Bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Well right wing extremists support their right to consume and subjugate the entire web into their jurisdiction, so........ No real surprise they back the fascists and their openly violent goals and rhetoric.

For fun though put some content on there about using violence to defend against their violence and see how quick you get moderated into oblivion 😂

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

laughing in firefoxian.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Not bookmarks. Google collection

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Even if you hate Google, don't go around spreading bullshit, please

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

well beyond don't be evil

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It's like big tech corporations have been having a tournament called 'Who's Most Fucked Up' Cup for past few years, we're getting into the finals lately and Google and Microsoft are favourites for the golden medal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
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