Google disallows blog posts about their services and terms thereof without written consent
In a notification about an update to the Google Workspace Terms of Service:
Section 9, Publicity. We clarified that neither Google nor you may issue a press release or other similar public statement regarding your use of the services without the other party’s permission.
Here's the section in question:
9. Publicity. Neither party may use the other party’s Brand Features or issue, publish, or present a press release, blog post, speech, social media post, or investor relations call or announcement discussing Customer’s use of the Services or this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, except as expressly permitted in this Agreement. Subject to the preceding sentence, Customer may state publicly that it is a Google Cloud customer and display Brand Features in accordance with the Branding Guidelines. Google may use Customer's name and Brand Features in online or offline promotional materials of the Services. Any use of a party’s Brand Features will inure to the benefit of the party holding Intellectual Property Rights to those Brand Features.
Am I correct in understanding that customer cannot publish a blog post about how they use Google Cloud or Workspace, or about the terms of service, without prior written consent? That's crazy!