[semenko]

I don't quite grasp the panic about this: my impression is Google currently restricts ToS violations from sharing (your own access is retained).

The only change here is end-users will be explicitly notified (and can theoretically contest the decision).

[archhn]

The panic is people's fear of the Iron Heel[1]. For most of us, the systems we depend on are controlled by other people. In this chaotic political climate, when these systems start closing in on us, or restricting us in new ways, there's no way of knowing where the tightening will end. Some are incredibly insulated and have no worries about the kind of world we're living in, but others are constantly on edge and feel that we're sleepwalking into a dystopian nightmare. That's what this "panic" is about.

[1]: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1164/1164-h/1164-h.htm

[jeffbee]

The only basis we have for panic here is that reading skills and critical thinking are in dangerously short supply among commenters here, who collectively believe themselves to be smart and independent thinkers despite all available evidence.

[thisiscorrect]

What indication is there that any new restrictions are being placed on a user's content? The blog post from Google only mentions the change of sending email notifications to users.

[dc-programmer]

Otherwise known as the slippery slope logical fallacy