[Google is prohibited from displaying the websites of a company accused of counterfeiting a Canadian technology company’s products, the top court determines](https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/06/28/google-must-block-search-results-of-tech-company-worldwide-supreme-court-rules.html). It’s a global ban that has stunned free speech advocates. The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled Google is barred from displaying anywhere in the world the websites of a company accused of counterfeiting a Canadian technology company’s products. The 7-2 ruling has broad implications for freedom of expression, the reach of courts to protect intellectual property and other rights, and for the operations of Internet-based businesses.