The choice not to act on requests for deletion for defamation seems to go in this direction. They are a business, and don't have to be driven solely by altruism, according to this line of thinking. It is undoubtedly expensive. Google handles thousands of URL removal requests and maintains dedicated staff for all
types of legal removal reviews. Removal requests can also be philosophically troubling in many cases. According to their Transparency Report, many defamation removal requests come from government agencies and law enforcement fax number list agencies. (Although it seems likely that many of these removal requests may come from countries that don't have such strict free speech laws as the United States.) Government Removal Requests for Defamation -
Google Transparency Report Perhaps Google is ending numerous defamation takedowns in the United States to make a statement against censorship, here at the end of what might be the most spiteful political race in world history. It is undoubtedly upsetting for impartial employees to sometimes be able to remove URLs that criticize governments and politicians for countries