You don't know. I don't know. No one knows. Nor do we all know if the number is only "thousands." You don't even have evidence that a single person was silenced, so that is a flight of fancy. We do have evidence that thousands---if not millions---are aware and have knowledge. We have rocks from the Moon. Other nations have sent probes and landers. You can't silence a world of independent researchers.
What kills me is that we know from (usually) personal experience that Google is perverse and following an inimical agenda. Why would we give it's "A.I." any credence whatsoever? These things are no better than scripted telephone robots. No sane person should have any expectation of truth from these algorithms. They are entirely a reflection of the ignorance and bias of their programmers.
How much would silencing thousands cost?
You don't know. I don't know. No one knows. Nor do we all know if the number is only "thousands." You don't even have evidence that a single person was silenced, so that is a flight of fancy. We do have evidence that thousands---if not millions---are aware and have knowledge. We have rocks from the Moon. Other nations have sent probes and landers. You can't silence a world of independent researchers.
What kills me is that we know from (usually) personal experience that Google is perverse and following an inimical agenda. Why would we give it's "A.I." any credence whatsoever? These things are no better than scripted telephone robots. No sane person should have any expectation of truth from these algorithms. They are entirely a reflection of the ignorance and bias of their programmers.