This does anger me a bit. I can switch search engines, but I JUST replaced my old Android phone with a new one last week. arrrgh. I would have gotten an iPhone if I had known (and not really an Apple fan either). Now I'm tied to Google for at least a couple of more years.
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Bartholomew Roberts
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Ok, searching from the Safari browser on my iPhone, I went to Google, selected "Shopping" and searched for .223, which yielded a page full of various rifles, so I narrowed it down to ".223 ammo" and also got many results. This is as of July 12th (11 days after deadline in letter). Is Google following through on this or not? I have degoogled as a result of this; but would be happy to have an excuse to go back.
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Google's implementation of their "ban" is asinine. On google shopping, if you search under "Sig Sauer" it reports back "did not match any shopping results". 
However, the ad box right below the search results contains several links for firearms vendors and accessory stores. So they will ban firearms in their Google Shopping service, but happily take money from firearms merchants in Google Ads. Freaking hypocrites.
But ... if you search under "Sig Sauer underwear" a few actual firearms results come back from an Outdoor Sports store.
OK, don't ask me why I was shopping for Sig Sauer underwear. Though having "To Hell and Back Reliability" emblazoned on my boxers would be nice
However, the ad box right below the search results contains several links for firearms vendors and accessory stores. So they will ban firearms in their Google Shopping service, but happily take money from firearms merchants in Google Ads. Freaking hypocrites.But ... if you search under "Sig Sauer underwear" a few actual firearms results come back from an Outdoor Sports store.
OK, don't ask me why I was shopping for Sig Sauer underwear. Though having "To Hell and Back Reliability" emblazoned on my boxers would be nice
Bartholomew Roberts
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Not signed in to anything.
I'm running Safari at home and getting the same results as always.
When I bring Firefox up it get ... no results in Google Shopping.
I make sure I sign in on Google through IG for both, but I get different results.
That's interesting.
When I bring Firefox up it get ... no results in Google Shopping.
I make sure I sign in on Google through IG for both, but I get different results.
That's interesting.
MachIVshooter
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Just sent Google and Youtube messages in no uncertain terms that I would not be using thier sites or anyone affiliated with them, not buying from any merchants who advertise with them, and telling all of my pro-RKBA friends to do the same. Then I blocked both google and youtube through my router.
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Just an update:
As of the time of this posting, I can still get shopping results such as Caracal pistols, Saiga shotguns and rifles, magpul pmags, and .45 ACP ammo.
I'm using Firefox.
edited to add: Wojownik, I just searched for Sig Sauer and got a page full of Sig p2022s, and a couple of P226Rs and one Sig 551 rifle. Again, using firefox.
As of the time of this posting, I can still get shopping results such as Caracal pistols, Saiga shotguns and rifles, magpul pmags, and .45 ACP ammo.
I'm using Firefox.
edited to add: Wojownik, I just searched for Sig Sauer and got a page full of Sig p2022s, and a couple of P226Rs and one Sig 551 rifle. Again, using firefox.
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Sig Sauer sells underwear with "to hell and back reliability"? I might be buying some more underwear in the near future.
I might be buying some more underwear in the near future.Bartholomew Roberts
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Still getting firearms shopping results with Safari. Haven't tried IE yet.
Caliper_Mi
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Interesting. On Firefox here; both Ruger and Smith and Wesson come up with no results. Mosin Nagant comes up with accessories but none of the surplus rifles.
Bing/Microsoft has instituted the same policy. Not sure if this is old and was overlooked, or a new development.
http://advertising.microsoft.com/sm...rch-advertising/disallowed-content-guidelines
http://advertising.microsoft.com/sm...rch-advertising/disallowed-content-guidelines
That's fine. If it comes down to it. Drop the internet. If over 10,000,000 people drop their internet connections, and cell phone connection due to this reason. You will see a drop in service price, and you will see advertising on firearms. I don't mind going to the local gun shop. Hockey sticks. Even his prices are starting to compete with online orders after shipping, fines, taxes, etc.
Never hurts to pick up a book every once in a while, and I kinda liked getting lost on the Harley every now and then. Might find a good bbq place. I noticed on a 300 mile ride yesterday from my street to across the state of AR, I had the most beautiful ride, and didn't even know it. I found mom and pop shops that had been closed due to box stores, but some were open, and you were greeted with a, howdy. Sure is hot out there. Where you headed? Looking for the water cooler? There are some nice sites about 20 miles up the road. You know conversation. It was "WEIRD!" LOL I am seriously thinking of cutting out the satelite ,accept during hockey season, gotta have the hockey. Being that we do not have a contract for DTV we can suspend our survice for up to 9 months per year, and come back whenever we like.
But then again, I wouldn't have THR. Sigh... What to do then? Read? Read the Bible, classic stories, and all of those classic gun rags and books I never did because they were long gone by the time I was born 1975? Teach my kids to play rummy and gin, Yahtzee, checkers, and other family games. Maybe sit and play the piano for a couple hour a night. Take longer walks, throw a baseball, and grab a fishing pole. Doesn't sound to bad does it?
Never hurts to pick up a book every once in a while, and I kinda liked getting lost on the Harley every now and then. Might find a good bbq place. I noticed on a 300 mile ride yesterday from my street to across the state of AR, I had the most beautiful ride, and didn't even know it. I found mom and pop shops that had been closed due to box stores, but some were open, and you were greeted with a, howdy. Sure is hot out there. Where you headed? Looking for the water cooler? There are some nice sites about 20 miles up the road. You know conversation. It was "WEIRD!" LOL I am seriously thinking of cutting out the satelite ,accept during hockey season, gotta have the hockey. Being that we do not have a contract for DTV we can suspend our survice for up to 9 months per year, and come back whenever we like.
But then again, I wouldn't have THR. Sigh... What to do then? Read? Read the Bible, classic stories, and all of those classic gun rags and books I never did because they were long gone by the time I was born 1975? Teach my kids to play rummy and gin, Yahtzee, checkers, and other family games. Maybe sit and play the piano for a couple hour a night. Take longer walks, throw a baseball, and grab a fishing pole. Doesn't sound to bad does it?
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Bartholomew Roberts
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Not sure what Bing's policy is but they are showing firearms in their shopping results on both Safari and IE.
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I must say that I am quite surprised that Microsoft (bing.com) has yet to 'pull the plug' on firearms shopping. I will for the moment give credit where credit is do in that the customer still has the option available (IMO not comparable whatsoever to Google's now defunct functionality but still quite usable). That being said, notice that I did say "yet."
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I must say that I am quite surprised that Microsoft (bing.com) has yet to 'pull the plug' on firearms shopping. I will for the moment give credit where credit is do in that the customer still has the option available (IMO not comparable whatsoever to Google's now defunct functionality but still quite usable). That being said, notice that I did say "yet."
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That's one of the reasons gunspec.com was created...
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Thanks for that link--I will try it out.
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