For the tech giants, 1984 is an instruction manual. Daniel Greenfield, the peerless Shillman Fellow and FrontPage writer, tweeted the news on May 7: "Google just erased my Sultan Knish blog and Front Page Mag articles from the first pages of results for my name doubt very much this is accidental."

Apple has complied with Russian demands to show the annexed Crimean peninsula as part of Russian territory on its apps. www.bbc.com/news/technology-50573069 www.kyivpost.com/technology/apple-registers-crimea-as-part-of-russia-on-maps.html Ukraine has reacted with fury to the change saying the company does not "give a damn" about the pain of the Ukrainian people.

With growing concerns over online privacy and securing personal data, more people than ever are considering alternatives to Google products. After all, Google's business model essentially revolves around data collection and advertisements, both of which infringe on your privacy. More…

Insider: Google "is bent on never letting somebody like Donald Trump come to power again."