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Google doesn't need to use search results to manipulate voting behavior -- they have Google Now. Google Now currently displays cards to remind people to vote o
by Mindless2112 11y ago
Google doesn't need to use search results to manipulate voting behavior -- they have Google Now.
Google Now currently displays cards to remind people to vote on voting day. Maybe it just happens to be more likely to show up for people that have been profiled as likely to vote for Google's favored candidate.
- incarnate 11y agoThey may not even have to target their message. If a platform's users already have a bias (and this seems to be the case[0]), then they can display the "go vote" message globally and have the desired affect. All while waving the public good PR flag. This assumes the platform's wishes aligns with their users, but this may be self-fulfilling. [0] http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/politics-fact-sheet/ http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheets/politics-fact-sheet/
- alanwatts 11y agoI got a card notification the other day about Hillary winning in some state and I thought to myself, why the hell am I seeing this?