Post by account_disabled on Feb 28, 2024 1:40:53 GMT -7
Very popular and completely legal software, as well as "BitTorrent", a protocol and program for transferring files between computers on the Internet and the name of the company BitTorrentInc., located in San Francisco. Today, these words will no longer be offered by Google when entering their first letter, nor will they appear in Instant-search. All combinations with the word "torrent" are also completely prohibited. This means that the site will not offer the option " Ubuntutorrent" if you type Ubuntu in the search bar, and the same happens with any combination that ends with the word torrent. This feature, of course, also applies to the titles of popular movies and music albums, which are the ultimate goal of Google's list of banned words. TorrentFreak contacted BitTorrentInc.
TorrentFreak that the scope of this filter is extremely Panama Phone Number broad. "We respect Google's right to implement algorithms designed to provide users with quality search results. That said, our company's registered name is completely unique, and we're confident that any person who types in the first six or seven letters of their name will , deserves to have the same easy access to search results as a user looking for information about any other company," said Maurice. "A quick search for 'BitTorrent' brings up a large number of legitimate and useful links, such as information about the company, our software, our open source protocol, and more. Google may not understand that our technology is being uss uTorrent and Xunlei, but excludes BitComet and Vuze.
While the file repositories RapidShare and MegaUpload are on the prohibited list, and the well-known sites 4shared, HotFile and MediaFire are not on the list. In addition, all the names of popular torrent sites - such as The Pirate Bay - are also not included in Google's list of banned words. BitTorrent's Simon Maurice agrees that it's surprising, to say the least. "There is no reason for Google to omit search results related to our trademarks, including BitTorrent, μTorrent and Torrent. In fact, they still provide an autocomplete service for many third-party torrent clients that use the BitTorrent protocol - such as BitComet and BitLord, and even for The Pirate Bay and Isohunt sites. Morris also emphasizes that the inclusion of Xunlei in the list reeks of hypocrisy, because Google is one of the investors of the Chinese BitTorrent client. "We'd also like to point out that even though Google disabled autofill for Xunlei [the largest Chinese client using the BitTorrent protocol],
TorrentFreak that the scope of this filter is extremely Panama Phone Number broad. "We respect Google's right to implement algorithms designed to provide users with quality search results. That said, our company's registered name is completely unique, and we're confident that any person who types in the first six or seven letters of their name will , deserves to have the same easy access to search results as a user looking for information about any other company," said Maurice. "A quick search for 'BitTorrent' brings up a large number of legitimate and useful links, such as information about the company, our software, our open source protocol, and more. Google may not understand that our technology is being uss uTorrent and Xunlei, but excludes BitComet and Vuze.
While the file repositories RapidShare and MegaUpload are on the prohibited list, and the well-known sites 4shared, HotFile and MediaFire are not on the list. In addition, all the names of popular torrent sites - such as The Pirate Bay - are also not included in Google's list of banned words. BitTorrent's Simon Maurice agrees that it's surprising, to say the least. "There is no reason for Google to omit search results related to our trademarks, including BitTorrent, μTorrent and Torrent. In fact, they still provide an autocomplete service for many third-party torrent clients that use the BitTorrent protocol - such as BitComet and BitLord, and even for The Pirate Bay and Isohunt sites. Morris also emphasizes that the inclusion of Xunlei in the list reeks of hypocrisy, because Google is one of the investors of the Chinese BitTorrent client. "We'd also like to point out that even though Google disabled autofill for Xunlei [the largest Chinese client using the BitTorrent protocol],