I think Google's was more "People we don't have a direct financial relationship with may be commenting.". For instance, Groklaw falls into that category: Google contributes to iBiblio, and some of that money goes towards providing hosting services to Groklaw. At the same time Google doesn't earmark where their money goes, they don't make their contribution contingent on anything Groklaw (or any other recipient of iBiblio's services) does or doesn't do, and they don't have any direct contact with Groklaw about how the site covers things. That, IMO, is a far cry from the kind of direct influence an employer can have over an employee (and does, my employer for instance is very explicit about what I can and can't say about them and that failure to comply is punishable by termination of employment, and we get quarterly reminders just in case we forget).

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