[rbarooah]

Google's "advice" in this case is a statement issued to millions of users accusing a competitor of a crime.

If it turns out to be true, that's fine. If it's not true, don't you think Google should be held responsible for the damage to their competitor's reputation?

[jonknee]

Twitpic isn't a Google competitor and was not being accused of a crime.

[rbarooah]

I don't see how you reach that conclusion.

Twitpic is part of the Twitter ecosystem and is such is certainly competitive with Google's social and photo sharing efforts (i.e. Google+ and Picasa)

Being a known distributor of malware (described by Google as: software which causes things like identity theft, financial loss, and permanent file deletion) is a crime.

So yes, they are a competitor, and yes they are being accused of a crime.