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April 12, 2016

How Google Controls You: The Search Engine Manipulation Effect (or SEME, pronounced ‘seem’)

Does Google ever favour particular candidates? In the 2012 US presidential election, Google and its top executives donated more than $800,000 to President Barack Obama and just $37,000 to his opponent, Mitt Romney.
And in 2015, a team of researchers from the University of Maryland and elsewhere showed that Google’s search results routinely favoured Democratic candidates. Are Google’s search rankings really biased? An internal report issued by the US Federal Trade Commission in 2012 concluded that Google’s search rankings routinely put Google’s financial interests ahead of those of their competitors, and anti-trust actions currently under way against Google in both the European Union and India are based on similar findings. How the internet flips elections and alters our thoughts | Aeon Essays

Posted by gerardvanderleun at April 12, 2016 1:48 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Any one who had to use gophers, or even DejaNews should appreciate Google, warts and all.

Posted by: BillH [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 13, 2016 7:18 AM

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