Reconnecting...
Google has something new again: Warning
Google Chrome has a new extension called
"Suspicious Site Reporter"
and flags all sites that they believe are suspicious.
It must lead to a "safer internet".
The flag changes color the moment something strange is going on, according to Google.
- Green is okay
- Orange is suspicious
- Red is Hooo Nooo!
You can send info to Google from sites you believe they are not safe, and send screenshots too. Google says that they will warn visitors when an URL is changed, or when there might be phishing pratices on a website. That's not wrong, I think... but sensitive for frauduleus actions
But Google goes one step further
From now on, with every user of this extension in the browser, all websites are flagged orange via this extension if the website is not one of the
5000 most visited websites
Are we all colored for this moment!
I have activated this extension and removed it again, you can do so too and report this extension as abuse!
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If you are one of the top 5000 and they don't like your content, as you say, 'according to google,' politically (or otherwise), they can still flag it as suspicious!
I basically refuse to use Facebook and Twitter because they try to censor viewpoints they don't agree with. Add Pinterest as of late, too.
Yes, I know these are top WA sites for affiliate marketing approaches. It's a conundrum but alternatives are out there.
And yes, big tech can decide on how to flag their content, but this is already sparking competition as there is too much demand from people who don't want these guys telling us what we can or what we should be looking at (else threaten us with blacklisting, on top of that, very nice, Facebook).
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/suspicious-site-reporter/jknemblkbdhdcpllfgbfekkdciegfboi/related
