An interesting nugget of information passed by my desk today: Ovid Eastmond cheated on his girlfriend with a married woman - that much seems to be clear from the information already posted elsewhere on the internet.
It turns out that this woman worked in Rochdale at the time.
Ovid Eastmond censored Google and it is unclear as to why.
Friday 20 December 2013
Thursday 28 November 2013
Quite suddenly, the mysterious "badboy reports" have disappeared from the Google search results.
As far as could be seen, these reports simply repeated one of the links that Ovid Eastmond censored Google to remove - although we don't know what Ovid Eastmond censored from Google - or why.
The below screenshot is from a link that might be censored so the person that does these things for me blurred some words out although I am not sure what they were:
This would appear to be what was detailed on the "badboy report" but I don't know for sure.
Ovid Eastmond would appear to have cheated on somebody with somebody else - although who really knows for sure?
The fact we can establish is that somebody thinks that Ovid Eastmond is a cheat and that Ovid Eastmond censored Google.
Who knows why and who knows what Ovid Eastmond is hiding?
As far as could be seen, these reports simply repeated one of the links that Ovid Eastmond censored Google to remove - although we don't know what Ovid Eastmond censored from Google - or why.
The below screenshot is from a link that might be censored so the person that does these things for me blurred some words out although I am not sure what they were:
This would appear to be what was detailed on the "badboy report" but I don't know for sure.
Ovid Eastmond would appear to have cheated on somebody with somebody else - although who really knows for sure?
The fact we can establish is that somebody thinks that Ovid Eastmond is a cheat and that Ovid Eastmond censored Google.
Who knows why and who knows what Ovid Eastmond is hiding?
Thursday 31 October 2013
For some reason Google are now consistently removing 2 results from a search for Ovid Eastmond as this screen capture shows:
I wonder if he has something else to hide other than the oft quoted opinion that Ovid Eastmond is a cheater?
A search on Bing.com still brings up one of the censored links.
This is all worrying for a man in constant close contact with young people. What is he hiding?
I wonder if he has something else to hide other than the oft quoted opinion that Ovid Eastmond is a cheater?
This is all worrying for a man in constant close contact with young people. What is he hiding?
Friday 4 October 2013
Ovid Eastmond and the Barbara Streisand Effect
Goodness knows precisely what Ovid Eastmond censored Google for. I doubt it is because somebody has posted a story that Ovid Eastmond is a cheater as there are quite a few of those and Google has not censored that information.
However, a Google search for Mr Eastmond might be a good example of the Barbara Streisand Effect.
In a nutshell, Ms Streisand saw a picture of her house on the internet. She decided that this simply would not do and got a lawyer onto the job.
This caused a massive amount of interest in said picture and lots of people saw it.
Before the court action, only a few people knew about her house. After, The Internet knew about it.
Similarly, a search for Ovid Eastmond (it does not have to be specific, say, "Ovid Eastmond cheater") now brings up many links about Mr Eastmond and his rather colourful private life.
Of course, all of this is very interesting, but it does not answer precisely what it is that Ovid Eastmond has censored Google for.
The danger with this sort of censorship is that it has occurred in secret.
Mr Eastmond works with the young people of Oldham. Just what is it that he felt necessary to instruct a lawyer to force Google to censor?
However, a Google search for Mr Eastmond might be a good example of the Barbara Streisand Effect.
In a nutshell, Ms Streisand saw a picture of her house on the internet. She decided that this simply would not do and got a lawyer onto the job.
This caused a massive amount of interest in said picture and lots of people saw it.
Before the court action, only a few people knew about her house. After, The Internet knew about it.
Similarly, a search for Ovid Eastmond (it does not have to be specific, say, "Ovid Eastmond cheater") now brings up many links about Mr Eastmond and his rather colourful private life.
Of course, all of this is very interesting, but it does not answer precisely what it is that Ovid Eastmond has censored Google for.
The danger with this sort of censorship is that it has occurred in secret.
Mr Eastmond works with the young people of Oldham. Just what is it that he felt necessary to instruct a lawyer to force Google to censor?
Monday 23 September 2013
Reading the text from one of the links about Ovid Eastmond that Ovid Eastmond censored from Google, I am surprised that Google so readily removed the link from their search results - especially as it would seem that this has been a fruitless exercise.
Certainly, whomever wrote the story at the link thinks that Ovid Eastmond is a cheater, but I wonder if Ovid Eastmond is censoring other results that tell other stories?
Out of idle curiosity, a search for Ovid Eastmond on other search engines does bring up one result that is clearly missing from the Google result, but Google states there are two links censored from a Google search for "Ovid Eastmond".
Bing and Yahoo both bring one link up that Ovid Eastmond censored Google for.
Ask.com brings nothing even vaguely useful up, although the mysterious "BadBoy report" does appear in a side bar.
At this point, I am running out of search engines to use. I remember altavista, but that is now Yahoo; Dogpile used to be the best meta search engine and this doesn't disappoint - giving similar results to Bing.com to the query "Ovid Eastmond". This includes the seemingly oft cited opinion that Ovid Eastmond is a cheater.
Ironically, the 1st link for a Google search for "Best Search Engines" only lists Google as 10th :)
Certainly, whomever wrote the story at the link thinks that Ovid Eastmond is a cheater, but I wonder if Ovid Eastmond is censoring other results that tell other stories?
Out of idle curiosity, a search for Ovid Eastmond on other search engines does bring up one result that is clearly missing from the Google result, but Google states there are two links censored from a Google search for "Ovid Eastmond".
Bing and Yahoo both bring one link up that Ovid Eastmond censored Google for.
Ask.com brings nothing even vaguely useful up, although the mysterious "BadBoy report" does appear in a side bar.
At this point, I am running out of search engines to use. I remember altavista, but that is now Yahoo; Dogpile used to be the best meta search engine and this doesn't disappoint - giving similar results to Bing.com to the query "Ovid Eastmond". This includes the seemingly oft cited opinion that Ovid Eastmond is a cheater.
Ironically, the 1st link for a Google search for "Best Search Engines" only lists Google as 10th :)
Tuesday 3 September 2013
An update on Ovid Eastmond censoring Google:
The links removed on a search for Ovid Eastmond have increased to 2:
In response to a legal request submitted to Google, we have removed 2 result(s) from this page. If you wish, you may read more about the request at ChillingEffects.org.
The Cheaterville link to Ovid Eastmond (although with a slight mis spelling) is still at the top of search results:
6 Jul 2013 - Ovid Eastmond has left a trail of girlfriends behind him - often with ... Sometimes Ovid Eastmond leaves the girlfriend he has cheated on for the ...
Ovid Eastmond
has cheated on many girlfriends in the past. He has several children
with several women and is estranged from some of his children and all
of ...
But something other than the other Cheaterville story is being removed!
It is already abundantly clear that somebody thinks that Ovid Eastmond is a cheater, but we must wonder what else has been alleged about him.
Of course, courtesy of Google there is no way of finding out. This man works with the young people of Oldham.
The links removed on a search for Ovid Eastmond have increased to 2:
In response to a legal request submitted to Google, we have removed 2 result(s) from this page. If you wish, you may read more about the request at ChillingEffects.org.
The Cheaterville link to Ovid Eastmond (although with a slight mis spelling) is still at the top of search results:
Cheats on girlfriends often with married women - Ovid Eastmod
cheaterville/?page=cheaters&id=27312
You visited this page.
Ovid Eastmond - BAD BOY REPORT
badboyreport.com/cheated-on-long-term-girlfriend-with-married-mother...
You visited this page.
But something other than the other Cheaterville story is being removed!
It is already abundantly clear that somebody thinks that Ovid Eastmond is a cheater, but we must wonder what else has been alleged about him.
Of course, courtesy of Google there is no way of finding out. This man works with the young people of Oldham.
Friday 23 August 2013
A quick update:
It seems that the "other" Cheaterville story has now been unblocked.
On the assumption that it is one of these stories that was removed by Ovid Eastmond and his Cease and Desist order, it looks like he has totally failed.
Ovid Eastmond is a cheater according to the article.
If he uses a legal order to censor Google, I wonder what else he gets up to?
It seems that the "other" Cheaterville story has now been unblocked.
On the assumption that it is one of these stories that was removed by Ovid Eastmond and his Cease and Desist order, it looks like he has totally failed.
Ovid Eastmond is a cheater according to the article.
If he uses a legal order to censor Google, I wonder what else he gets up to?
Friday 16 August 2013
A quick update on Ovid Eastmond - the guy whom cheats on his girlfriend and his efforts to censor Google:
Sometimes the Google search brings up a result for Ovid Eastmod on Cheaterville (note the spelling). Also, the Chilling Effects notice only cites 1 link as having been removed, whereas it sometimes says 2.
If we perform a search on Bing, however, we get this:
Sometimes the Google search brings up a result for Ovid Eastmod on Cheaterville (note the spelling). Also, the Chilling Effects notice only cites 1 link as having been removed, whereas it sometimes says 2.
If we perform a search on Bing, however, we get this:
- Ovid Eastmond has cheated on many girlfriends in the past. He has several children with several women and is estranged from some of his children and all of his ex ...
- A youth worker has won a prestigious award to mark his contribution to the community.Ovid Eastmond, who recently graduated from Manchester University with a diploma ...
- The Google search brought up various results. These included citing Ovid Eastmond as a "Youth Champion" and some bits and bobs about one of his children - Kyle Eastmond.Incredibly, this Blogspot blog is not brought up by the Google search results.
I cannot understand why this is, as the only other post on this blog only mentions Google's own results.
Apart from the concern that Ovid Eastmond is working with the young people of Oldham but hiding something about himself, there is a wider concern about just how easy it is to censor Google results.
Google may "do no Evil", but they seem to do a lot of things that are less than Good...
Tuesday 13 August 2013
A friend of a work colleague searched for
the name of an acquaintance:
Ovid
Eastmond.
The Google
search brought up various results. These included citing Ovid Eastmond as a "Youth
Champion" and some bits and bobs about one of his children - Kyle Eastmond.
The top
result was a link to a site which "exposes" people whom have cheated
on their partner/s.
This link
does not always appear, however, although the "Bad Boy Report" about Ovid Eastmond always
does:
1. (link removed in case of Google legalry although it was to cheaterville dot com and a search for Ovid Eastmond would bring the story up)
6 Jul 2013 - Ovid Eastmond has left a trail
of girlfriends behind him - often with money problems. Each time has has a long
term relationship he cheats on ...
https://www.facebook.com/BadBoyReport/posts/508328142548937
Ovid Eastmond has cheated on
many girlfriends in the past. He has several children with several women and is
estranged from some of his children and all of ...
KYLE OVID
EASTMOND. Tweet. DIRECTOR RISK REPORT. Get 30 days access to credit risk
data for this director's companies or view all directors with a Pro ...
badboyreport.com/cheated-on-long-term-girlfriend-with-married-mother...
Ovid Eastmond has cheated on
many girlfriends in the past. He has several children with several women and is
estranged from some of his children and all of ...
28 Jul 2010 - Ovid Eastmond, who recently graduated
from Manchester University with a diploma in youth and community studies, won
the University's ...
Then, at the bottom of the results came this notice:
“In response to a legal request submitted to Google, we have
removed 2 result(s) from this page. If you wish, you may read more about the request at ChillingEffects.org.
Clicking on the "ChillingEffects" link tell us this:
|
I don't
know what he's trying to hide, but in the above links we already have a story
about him cheating on his girlfriend. From some investigation, this appears to
be posted on Cheaterville. This is a site where people whom cheat on their partners have their stories posted. It would seem that somebody thinks that Ovid Eastmond is a cheat.
It
would seem that this is the link he has had removed - but how can we be sure?
This
man works closely with young people in Oldham. What, exactly, is he hiding?
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