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Mithras61 wrote:... it annoys me that we have to make an attempt to comply with European censorship.

That's life in the borderless Internet. The First Amendment is an American value. Some sovereign countries have their reasons for doing things differently.

- Jim

Mithras61 wrote:It may be a policy dictated by the lawyers for them. Any site that is accessible from Europe and has servers in Europe is subject to lawsuits under European Union jurisdiction.

I understand about the Nazi memorabilia and illegal drugs and pornography. It just annoys me that they lump legal weapons in with illegal things.

- Jim

Yep. Google won't handle paid ads for firearms or ammunition. Try looking up any random product, like cameras, and note the ads on the right. Then try a firearms phrase like "colt 1911."

What annoys me is that they classify firearms with things like Nazi memorabilia and illegal drugs.

eBay and PayPal have similar policies.

The people who run Google are idealists of the leftist persuasion. I don't know if the company's policies are determined by that or their lawyers.

- Jim