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Google Takes Down at Least Two More Music Blogs

Posted by Andrew Kahn | Posted in News | Posted on 18-04-2010

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Recently, music-based blogs hosted on Google’s Blogger have been disappearing, seemingly shut down by Google in a move to combat illegal digital downloading. This week saw more sites being deleted.  Many sites have been blocked with little or no prior warning.  In response to Google’s abrupt actions, many bloggers and readers took to Twitter to voice their opposition to the take downs.  The hash tag #Musicblogocide2k10 is being used to mark the discussion.

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