58% Say Google's Penalties Are Immoral

Jun 5, 2014 - 8:18 am 40 by
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Google Dr EvilIn May, we wrote twice about the ethics of Google penalties and covered the debate around that, asking you to vote and let us know if you think Google penalties are unethical or immoral.

We have over 200 responses now, I am actually surprised by the lack of votes, but I'll share them with you anyway.

58% of you said you do think the penalties issued by Google are unethical or immoral. 34% said you do not think they are unethical or immoral. Finally, 8% said you are unsure if they are or are not.

Here is the pie chart:

Google's Penalties Are Immoral Results

Forum discussion continued at Google+, Google+ and Twitter.

This post was scheduled to be posted today but was written at an earlier point in time. The author is not around on June 4th or 5th to respond to comments.

 

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