Court-Ordered Removals From Google: Data by Country: Jul-Dec 2012
Maura Youngman, August 12, 2013
Abstract: Like many organizations, Google occasionally receives requests from governments around the world to take down various pieces of content. This is a visualization of the Google Transparency Report's court ordered removal request data by country from July-December 2012. Google made their own map, but it seemed worthwhile to visualize the data in a more compelling way to potentially notice patterns. The map indicates the number of court ordered removal requests by country, as well as the percentage of requests with which Google complied, indicated by country shade.
Like many organizations, Google occasionally receives requests from governments around the world to take down various pieces of content. This is a visualization of the Google Transparency Report's court ordered removal request data by country from July-December 2012. Google made their own map, but it seemed worthwhile to visualize the data in a more compelling way to potentially notice patterns. The map indicates the number of court ordered removal requests by country, as well as the percentage of requests with which Google complied, indicated by country shade.
This map was created using Mapbox, a free and open-source tool and their complementary desktop application TileMill. A project like this can easily be reconstructed using the guides available on the Mapbox website. Google's full removal request dataset can be found here.
In the future, it would also be possible to create a multi-layered map that illustrated data requests over time, or to configure a layout comparing other services which publish transparency reports containing similar data. Additionally, this map only displays court ordered government requests - other maps could include other requests listed by Google including excessive or police requests, as well as the number of items overall requested to be taken offline. As part of their Transparency Report, Google also hosts a range of other interesting data (perhaps with caveats) worth mapping.
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