Google has received significant criticism for censorship issues.
Criticism of Google includes aggressive and contrived tax avoidance , alleged misuse and manipulation of search results , its use of others ' intellectual property , concerns that its compilation of data may violate people 's privacy , censorship of search results and content , and the energy consumption of its servers as well as concerns over traditional business issues such as monopoly , restraint of trade , antitrust , and idea borrowing . Google . Google has been the second most valuable brand in the world for 4 consecutive years , but has received significant criticism involving issues such as privacy concerns , tax avoidance , antitrust , censorship , and search neutrality .