If Google didn’t give a reason, then it would be poor journalism to speculate. Providing enough context for the reader to come to their own conclusions isn’t a red herring, it is the correct way to report on it.
What journalism? This is the banned author posting on Twitter, they are the primary source, and could have said anything, including that Google didn’t give a reason, if they didn’t.
If Google didn’t give a reason, then it would be poor journalism to speculate. Providing enough context for the reader to come to their own conclusions isn’t a red herring, it is the correct way to report on it.
What journalism? This is the banned author posting on Twitter, they are the primary source, and could have said anything, including that Google didn’t give a reason, if they didn’t.