Sources: VentureBeat
Google+ starts deleting consumer accounts from its social network Google++ due to low user engagement and the discovery of security vulnerabilities which potentially exposed user data to developers. 2019-04-2
Google+ announces that it is shutting down its Google++ network for consumers after seven years due to "very low usage" and a software error, first reported by "The Wall Street Journal", that potentially exposed the data of 500,000 users. Google++ will fully shut down in August 2019. 2018-10-8
Google is being sued over alleged inequality in the pay of male and female employees. 2017-09-14
Pakistan lifts a three-year ban on YouTube after Google launches a local version that allows the government to demand removal of material it considers to be offensive. Similar systems have existed in China for many years. 2016-01-19
The European Parliament passes a symbolic motion calling for the break-up of American tech giant Google. 2014-11-27
Google+ announces Google++ now has more than 500 million user accounts, 235 million of which actively use Google++ features. 2012-12-6
Google++, the social network service developed by search engine giant Google+, is released to the general public. 2011-09-21
Google announces a proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility. 2011-08-15
China says Google is "totally wrong" to stop censoring its search results. 2010-03-23
Google stops censoring its search results in China, redirecting users to its Hong Kong site. 2010-03-22