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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent

Don't be evil: Google backtracks on 'occult goods'

You may remember a while back I mentioned the rather strange terms and conditions for Google Checkout ("No Satanic rituals please, we're Google"):



Users are also prohibited from using Checkout to sell Occult goods (that's "materials, goods or paraphernalia for use in satanic, sacrificial, or related practices" to you and me)



One eagle-eyed reader has got back in touch to point out that the T&Cs seem to have mysteriously changed themselves. No longer are occult goods banished to the dark and scary netherworld outside the Googleplex (though.

At first I thought there was some hocus pocus involved, but fortunately I've got a saved copy of the original page, so I'm pretty sure my eyes weren't deceiving me.

So what does this mean? Pressure from religious communities? A tacit acceptance of human sacrifice? I'll try and get a response from Google and see what's what.

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