When this has happened in the past, it was only for Google Drive items that were shared publicly, and those for private storage were "safe". Can anybody confirm/deny if that is the case here?<p>EDIT: As a matter of fact, I think that is the case here. Notice how the message doesn't say anything about removal, and instead says "some features related to this file may have been restricted". OP's editorialized title is completely wrong, I strongly suspect they're just turning off sharing for the file.
It's on a new pro kanye west subreddit and I bet it's fake and done for clout or easy karma. I uploaded a rip from youtube (there are hundreds of versions online btw.) and nothing happened... yet. The strange thing is there are no google/bing/kagi/ddg/usenet/torrent hits for the filename. The only time it appears is in two reddit screenshots and no one of the OPs posted the md5 even after being asked.
I find it bizarre how lax society treats digital property.<p>To search my home, you need a warrant, based on a reasonable suspicion. Opening my snail mail is a federal crime. When I hire a storage box at a private company, it can't be opened for as long as I keep paying and don't store anything physically hazardous.<p>In the digital world, all your private files turn out to not be private at all nor is your communication. It is pro-actively scanned without cause. Guilty until proven innocent. Not just for crime, now also for "wrong speak".
Utilizing the popular cryptocurrency "Not your keys, not your coins" we can easily change it to:<p>> Not your disks, not your data<p>Trusting Google with your data and expecting it to always be there is a risky bet.
Google Drive is the first stop for media piracy all across the internet.<p>I don’t think I’m going too far to assume they have some pretty significant automatic enforcement mechanisms, especially when it comes to trademarked/copyrighted media.<p>In fact, from the first result I can find:<p>> Google Drive matches the hash of copyrighted video content with files that are stored to identify pirated content [1]<p>File hashes seem like the tip of the iceberg, IMO. I mean, the original video was posted on YouTube, so Google presumably has access to some DEEP info on that media.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/google-drive-becomes-a-goldmine-for-pirated-explicit-content/80433122" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/amp/s/telecom.economictimes.indiatime...</a>
It doesn't make much sense that Google would give a shit about any of this, so I'm guessing there is "more" to this story, as there often is.
I downloaded it from Rumble, put the unzipped full content into my Gdrive. It didn't filter it. I'm assuming if it's being blocked, it's only from the original URL and not actually content filtering.
I have not heard of that interview before, but now im very curious to see for myself why it is removed. Does someone have a link to somewhere where its still up?
This has been discussed multiple times over the weekend.<p>The title here is incorrect.<p>The email in the screenshot says some features are restricted such as sharing. It does not indicate the file was removed.<p>Is that right? I’m not here to say, but many of you are basing arguments on faulty information.
While I don't necessarily agree with it, I don't see why people feel entitled to claim this as a free speech violation etc.<p>It's Google's storage property and they can remove whatever they want from it.<p>They're not obligated to host <i>anything</i>.