{"id":2262893,"date":"2024-06-08T11:11:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-08T15:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-big-tech-strikes-again-as-google-removes-prageru-from-play-store\/"},"modified":"2024-06-08T11:12:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T15:12:58","slug":"breaking-big-tech-strikes-again-as-google-removes-prageru-from-play-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-big-tech-strikes-again-as-google-removes-prageru-from-play-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Google Pulls PragerU from Play Store in Latest Big Tech Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-big-tech-strikes-again-as-google-removes-prageru-from-play-store%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2262893&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Steve<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>In this article, author\u2064 C. Douglas Golden\u200c discusses an incident where the conservative media\u2063 outlet PragerU had \u200btheir app briefly taken down from the Google Play store \u2062due to \u200ca documentary that Google\u200c deemed as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actblue-facilitating-donations-to-terror-tied-charity-legal-group-says\/\" title=\"ActBlue Facilitating Donations to Terror-Tied Charity, Legal Group Says\">promoting hate speech<\/a>. The documentary, titled &#8220;Dear Infidels: A\u200d Warning to America,&#8221; talks about the\u2062 rise of anti-American rhetoric and violence promoted \u200cby radical Islamist groups. Google eventually reinstated the app, \u2064but the\u2062 incident \u2064sparked\u2062 backlash from conservatives who\u200b see it as an act of censorship. This is \u200dnot the first time PragerU has faced pushback\u2064 from big tech\u2064 companies, and the author suggests that this highlights the ongoing struggle between conservative media and Silicon Valley. The author\u2063 also mentions a fundraising opportunity for PragerU and urges readers to support the outlet&#8217;s mission.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/%20\"><span>C. Douglas Golden<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 8, 2024 at 5:52am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Just in case you were wondering whether Big Tech was still salty over the popularity of conservative media, Google stepped in to remind us yet again of how qualified our freedom of speech is at the hands of Silicon Valley progressives.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2024\/06\/07\/election-interference-google-blacklists-prageru-app-from-play-store-for-hate-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breitbart<\/a>, Google briefly took down the PragerU app from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/google-wont-let-trumps-app-store-allow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a> store over one of the outlet\u2019s documentaries, which dared to point out that radical Islamism isn\u2019t particularly swell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDear Infidels: A Warning to America,\u201d a 21-minute film, argued that the \u201crise of anti-American rhetoric and violence in cities and universities is a direct result of the indoctrination led by those perpetrating a religious war against the West,\u201d according to PragerU\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prageru.com\/video\/dear-infidels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary contains interviews with former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-backed-navy-seal-tim-sheehy-wins-primary-bid-flip-senate-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Navy SEALs<\/a>, Arab-Israelis and Palestinians who escaped the repressive ideology of Hamas and other Islamist groups.<\/p>\n<p>That, according <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/google-snubs-160000-men-landed-normandy-80-years-ago-instead-celebrates-lesbian-chicana-activist-d-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to Google<\/a>, was enough to get PragerU\u2019s app axed thanks to \u201chate speech\u201d concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t allow apps that promote violence, or incite hatred against individuals or groups based on race or ethnic origin, religion, disability, age, nationality, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or any other characteristic that is associated with systemic discrimination or marginalization,\u201d the tech giant said in a letter to PragerU posted by the short-form video outlet on its X account.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Google?\">@Google<\/a> removes PragerU app from Play Store for \u201cHate Speech.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Help us fight back: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LLsc0JruVL\">https:\/\/t.co\/LLsc0JruVL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R4o1haL2CL\">pic.twitter.com\/R4o1haL2CL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PragerU (@prageru) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prageru\/status\/1799125753168314475?\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAccording to Google, sharing the stories of a former Palestinian refugee, an Arab Muslim born in Israel, and brave U.S. Navy SEALs who witnessed the horrors of Muslim extremism constitutes \u2018hate speech,\u2019\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pragerus-will-witt-blasts-white-liberal-blm-activists-using-black-people-props\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PragerU<\/a> said in a statement posted to the outlet\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Does the left hate free speech?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is a blatant attempt to silence truth and censor speech. We urgently need your help to fight back against this suppression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>PragerU, founded by radio icon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dennis-prager-liberals-every-reason-side-conservatives-stop-left-wont\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dennis Prager<\/a>, puts out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daily-feed-4-6-23\/\" title=\"Daily Feed 4\/6\/23\">short-form video content<\/a> from a conservative viewpoint. The outlet asked for donations to \u201chelp us counter these attacks, expand our reach on other platforms, and continue our mission to educate and inspire Americans with the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Help us fight back \ud83d\udc47<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/c0oVzT8MN2\">https:\/\/t.co\/c0oVzT8MN2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PragerU (@prageru) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prageru\/status\/1799183412697387114?\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Not only was the ban a plum fundraising opportunity, it also created plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-book-publisher-refuses-to-distribute-book-by-cop-shot-by-breonna-taylors-boyfriend\/\" title=\"Major Book Publisher Refuses To Distribute Book By Cop Shot By Breonna Taylor\u2019s Boyfriend\">social media backlash<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Conservatives are being targeted by Big Tech, there\u2019s no doubt about it. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Google?\">@Google<\/a> just banned the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prageru?\">@prageru<\/a> app from their app store for \u201chate speech.\u201d Fight back against this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m6tuicXCMG\">https:\/\/t.co\/m6tuicXCMG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/218KqgYAX9\">pic.twitter.com\/218KqgYAX9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Short \u200e\u200e (@PoliticalShort) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PoliticalShort\/status\/1799153709256962183?\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This should scare all of us. Its tyranny. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Google?\">@Google<\/a> just banned PragerU\u2019s app from their app store as a clear act of censorship. Our freedom of speech has never been more in jeopardy, and we have to take down the tyrants of Big Tech!<\/p>\n<p>Please join PragerU in the fight!\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rjJZXUE6zX\">pic.twitter.com\/rjJZXUE6zX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kambree (@KamVTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamVTV\/status\/1799156131522064800?\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Apparently, the folks at Google are either too young or too old to have heard of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Streisand-effect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Streisand effect<\/a> \u2014 the axiom that the more one tries to deflect attention from something online by trying to get it removed or stifled, the more attention it ends up getting.<\/p>\n<p>Most conservatives on social media probably hadn\u2019t even heard of this documentary before it got the PragerU app booted from the Google Play store. Now, it has over 1.1 million views on YouTube. And \u2014 what\u2019d\u2019ya know? \u2014 Google Play decided to reinstate the app later on Friday \u201cafter further re-review,\u201d whatever that means.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Download the PragerU app on the Google Play store\u2026while you still can!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dsrVjBLVxG\">https:\/\/t.co\/dsrVjBLVxG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PragerU (@prageru) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prageru\/status\/1799217220356346150?\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To a certain extent, this is one of those won\u2019t-they-ever-learn? stories; Big Tech and the liberal media cracking down on PragerU is a story almost as old as PragerU itself. Dennis must be doing something right, if these are the enemies he\u2019s making \u2014 and all they\u2019re doing is shining an unintentional spotlight on his handiwork, drawing more viewers to it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, Google removing the PragerU app from the Play Store isn\u2019t that surprising given their track record of restricting our videos for the past several years,\u201d said Craig Strazzeri, chief marketing officer for PragerU.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoogle continues to demonstrate how powerful and dangerous they are by censoring ideas they don\u2019t agree with. This is truly a David vs. Goliath battle. I think they expect us to just give up and not fight, but little do they know, we at PragerU refuse to be silenced,\u201d he continued. \u201cWhen it comes to fighting for the values and freedoms that have made this country great, we will never stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, for every success story like this one, there\u2019s at least one \u2014 and probably more \u2014 example of Google, Meta, Apple and the like deliberately restricting the reach of conservative media and getting away with it scot-free. Let this be a reminder that the war will continue to rage against any source that dares contradict our Silicon Valley overlords. These are the real book-burners.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed trStephen A. Smith Lights Up Analyst Over WNBA Delusion, Caitlin Clark Jealousy &#8211; &#8216;Who Talks About the WNBA?!&#8217;uth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44670\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44670\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44670\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44670\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44670\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he&#8217;s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he&#8217;s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-leaves-for-delaware-as-russians-prepare-to-take-kyiv\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Leaves for Delaware as Russians Prepare to Take Kyiv\">enjoys spending time<\/a> with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties). <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Morristown, New Jersey <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Catholic University of America <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English, Spanish <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  American Politics, World Politics, Culture <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by C. Douglas Golden, June 8, 2024, highlights Google&#8217;s latest action, underscoring the ongoing tension between Big Tech and conservative media. 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