I imagine a few defamation lawsuits must have been brought against GS over the years. If not, maybe a few threatening calls from lawyers.
Also, do you think GS is banned in any country? I am surprised that all the debates going on in the religion and political sections hasn’t led GS to be banned in UAE, Saudi or even Pakistan. I heard UAE and Saudi banned sites like Flickr and Facebook for a while.
They are just a bunch of hot air.