Google to start restricting files in Drive that Violate TOS

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New notifications when Drive content violates abuse program policies

Quick launch summary When a Google Drive file is identified as violating Google's Terms of Service or program policies , it may be restric...
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New notifications when Drive content violates abuse program policies​


Quick launch summary​

When a Google Drive file is identified as violating Google's Terms of Service or program policies, it may be restricted. When it’s restricted, you may see a flag next to the filename, you won’t be able to share it, and your file will no longer be publicly accessible, even to people who have the link.


Now, the owner of the item in Google Drive will receive an email notifying them of the action taken, and alerting them of how to request a review of the restriction if they think it is a mistake. For items in shared drives, the shared drive manager will receive the notification


This will help ensure owners of Google Drive items are fully informed about the status of their content, while also helping to ensure that users are protected from abusive content.


Getting started​

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
  • End users: If a user has a file that violates Drive policies, they will receive an email with details and potential actions they can take to request a review.

An example email that would be sent when content is in violation of Drive policies



Rollout pace​

Availability​

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as G Suite Basic and Business customers

Resources​

 
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I actually expected Google to outright delete files rather than "only" restrict sharing them. Of course, like any draconian measure of hitech corpos, it should invalidate Google's defence as a platform rather than a publisher and make it liable to be punished for any illegal content stored on a Google drive (though I will put my money the execs already has some on their drive) but no fucking chance that will ever happen.
 
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wtfNeedSignUp said:
I actually expected Google to outright delete files rather than "only" restrict sharing them.
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I think Twitter forces people to delete their own posts to unsuspend their accounts for Section 230 reasons, "the user deleted it themself, we aren't taking editorial control, we can't be expected to keep our own website clean and under control!"

Wouldn't be surprised if Google is taking this route for similar reasons.

Timely thread for discussing alternatives
 
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Us KF movie nerds have discovered something which we called "goblining a movie".
Basically, if you want to upload a movie on GD, you put 4 minutes (or more if you want) of non-copyrighted footage.
Personally, I like to create the VHS experience and put a few 80's/90's movie trailers before the movie, others do different things.
I don't know how it works with music or software.
 
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Idiotron said:
Us KF movie nerds have discovered something which we called "goblining a movie".
Basically, if you want to upload a movie on GD, you put 4 minutes (or more if you want) of non-copyrighted footage.
Personally, I like to create the VHS experience and put a few 80's/90's movie trailers before the movie, others do different things.
I don't know how it works with music or software.
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Scanning audio files and applications requires a lot less computing power than scanning every frame of a movie, they originally detected copyrighted content through the soundwaves but they're coming closer to scanning entire videos up to an hour long.
 
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Idiotron said:
Us KF movie nerds have discovered something which we called "goblining a movie".
Basically, if you want to upload a movie on GD, you put 4 minutes (or more if you want) of non-copyrighted footage.
Personally, I like to create the VHS experience and put a few 80's/90's movie trailers before the movie, others do different things.
I don't know how it works with music or software.
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Do you need to do this? The movies I uploaded to Glownigger Drive four years ago are still up.
 
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Dergint said:
Please tell me there's a funny story behind this name.
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Not that funny.
The first file we attached to a movie to fool the GD algorithm is this video so we named the process after it:
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Do you need to do this? The movies I uploaded to Glownigger Drive four years ago are still up.
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It really depends on the movie.
Generally, if the studio still makes money off of a movie, it will get struck down 99% of the time.
Movies that nobody watches anymore, you can safely upload.
For example, the 2005 Doom movie with The Rock can be uploaded unchanged and it stays up.
Indie and non-American movies also tend to stay up.
 
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wtfNeedSignUp said:
I actually expected Google to outright delete files rather than "only" restrict sharing them. Of course, like any draconian measure of hitech corpos, it should invalidate Google's defence as a platform rather than a publisher and make it liable to be punished for any illegal content stored on a Google drive (though I will put my money the execs already has some on their drive) but no fucking chance that will ever happen.
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Nothing ever starts as full on hard as that, they do it slowly and increasing the actions and restrictions each and every time.

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Shit like this is why I've started using LibreOffice a while ago. Something I've suggested that other people should do.
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I hate google docs with a passion, the way things are going I am likely going to have to learn to Love Linux when I am due a new computer in a year or two.
 
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Would it not matter if you locally encrypt your files before uploading to GD?
 
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