Google has removed my photo and name from the “Founders of Greenpeace”

Google has removed my photo and name from the “Founders of Greenpeace”(twitter.com)

11 points by mbgaxyz 7 years ago | 2 comments

mbgaxyz 7 years ago |

Patrick Moore writes:

"@Google has removed my photo and name from the "Founders of @Greenpeace". It was still there 2 days ago but now I am erased. Tech Tyranny!!..." https://twitter.com/EcoSenseNow/status/1106924843189055488

"I was listed as a founder of @Greenpeace on their own websites for 20 years after I left. They only disowned me when I came out in favour of nuclear energy." https://twitter.com/EcoSenseNow/status/1106654161788198918

Meanwhile Greenpeace USA writes:

"Patrick Moore was not a co-founder of Greenpeace. He does not represent Greenpeace. He is a paid lobbyist, not an independent source..." https://twitter.com/greenpeaceusa/status/1105445951039303680

Wayback machine shows Patrick Moore listed as being a founder:

https://web.archive.org/web/20060514012451/http://www.greenp...

Perhaps the issue hinges on how one defines "co-founder" and what was or what became Greenpeace. It could be that both parties are correct in their interpretation.

"...Greenpeace was incorporated in May, 1972, more than a year after I joined the Don't Make a Wave Committee. I was a founding director of the new organization..." https://twitter.com/EcoSenseNow/status/1106023923597172736

tim333 7 years ago | |

I'm guessing Google uses Wikipedia as a source and he's been edited out as a founder on that after his recent comments.