Thursday, April 01, 2004
(UPDATE} Petition for the removal of "jewwatch dot com ( now at http://www.whynotmedia.com/removejewwatch.html) from the Google search engine....
Message from (www.removejewwatch.com ) now at http://www.whynotmedia.com/removejewwatch.html
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 2:49 AM
Subject: Jewish google Removal !!
"When performing a search for the word "Jew" on google.. the first result is a site that has been notorious for being anti-semitic.. the site is called jewwatch.com .... Google is the # 1 search site and the fact that The first search result would yield an anti-semetic site is all too common in a growing era of increased Anti Semetism... In order for google to remove this They would need a petition of over 50,000 requests..., please scroll down to the bottom to leave your 'signature' ... Thanks..."
"Please click on
www.removejewwatch.com ( now at http://www.whynotmedia.com/removejewwatch.html )
Please forward this to people"
UPDATE from the above writer:
"From: "Steven M. Weinstock"
Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 23:35:24 -0400
i want to say that I feel I've been misquoted.... I am a big believer in the 1st ammendment ... and I believe that a site like jewwatch(dot)com has a right to exist, regardless of how horriffic it is.... I just dont feel that a site like this should justify the #1 spot on Google.....The fact that Google is the biggest internet brand it acts like a 'seal of approval' and even though i am greatful that Google added a disclaimer to the results it provides, I feel that is not good enough......I believe that Google has an extra responsibility , something called Corporate Responsibility, where they have to be responsible for what they promote...The New York Times or CNN would never promote such material even though they have a legal right to....They are morally responsible... Google is in the same league as CNN and NY Times ...... And a simple disclaimer is not enough....A large percentage of Google searches are outsourced to Google's large corporate clients such as AOL, Netscape, and this disclaimer does not appear on these websites
Sincerely,
Steven M Weinstock"
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 2:49 AM
Subject: Jewish google Removal !!
"When performing a search for the word "Jew" on google.. the first result is a site that has been notorious for being anti-semitic.. the site is called jewwatch.com .... Google is the # 1 search site and the fact that The first search result would yield an anti-semetic site is all too common in a growing era of increased Anti Semetism... In order for google to remove this They would need a petition of over 50,000 requests..., please scroll down to the bottom to leave your 'signature' ... Thanks..."
"Please click on
www.removejewwatch.com ( now at http://www.whynotmedia.com/removejewwatch.html )
Please forward this to people"
UPDATE from the above writer:
"From: "Steven M. Weinstock"
Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 23:35:24 -0400
i want to say that I feel I've been misquoted.... I am a big believer in the 1st ammendment ... and I believe that a site like jewwatch(dot)com has a right to exist, regardless of how horriffic it is.... I just dont feel that a site like this should justify the #1 spot on Google.....The fact that Google is the biggest internet brand it acts like a 'seal of approval' and even though i am greatful that Google added a disclaimer to the results it provides, I feel that is not good enough......I believe that Google has an extra responsibility , something called Corporate Responsibility, where they have to be responsible for what they promote...The New York Times or CNN would never promote such material even though they have a legal right to....They are morally responsible... Google is in the same league as CNN and NY Times ...... And a simple disclaimer is not enough....A large percentage of Google searches are outsourced to Google's large corporate clients such as AOL, Netscape, and this disclaimer does not appear on these websites
Sincerely,
Steven M Weinstock"
