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The Google Talk that Google tried to not publish

Watch it, and I think you'll see why. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_zt3kGW1NM Here is the first comment from the video with some of the back story. Mike Peterson 3 years ago To those at Google watching this who don't know the story: Google initially decided, for the first time in its history, to not publish this video to its Talks at Google site here on YouTube after it was recorded. This presentation was given on the second week of September, note the publishing time lag. Giridharadas contacted Google to ask why, and his contact said “I'm not on that team anymore” and was blown off. He then leaked the story to a leading tech journalist, who started calling Google for comment because she was working on a story about why, for the first time ever, a Talks at Google video was not published. They published it the same week — obviously reluctantly and…


Watch it, and I think you'll see why.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_zt3kGW1NM

Here is the first comment from the video with some of the back story.

Mike Peterson

3 years ago

To those at Google watching this who don't know the story: Google initially decided, for the first time in its history, to not publish this video to its Talks at Google site here on YouTube after it was recorded. This presentation was given on the second week of September, note the publishing time lag. Giridharadas contacted Google to ask why, and his contact said “I'm not on that team anymore” and was blown off. He then leaked the story to a leading tech journalist, who started calling Google for comment because she was working on a story about why, for the first time ever, a Talks at Google video was not published. They published it the same week — obviously reluctantly and under pressure. The only reason you're seeing this guys is because power is doing damage control. Wake the fuck up.

As someone who is often seduced by the David-vs-Goliath theme underlying so much of tech entrepreneurship, I have to continually remind myself that the big tech companies today are no longer the underdog—they are now the establishment. And the billionaire titans behind them are not to be admired or fawned over. Otherwise, we risk falling victim to the agenda that they want to set for society—one that is in their best interest and not ours.

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