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That's the misunderstanding pervading this article. There is no gaming of the system. The article provided absolutely no evidence that any gaming was occurring.
by cptskippy 10y ago
That's the misunderstanding pervading this article. There is no gaming of the system. The article provided absolutely no evidence that any gaming was occurring.
Algorithms like PageRank are indiscriminate and if the Atl-right network of sites is as big as the author claims then it should be pretty obvious why those results appear.
Right or wrong, good or bad, there isn't any foul play or exploitation occurring. These sites are playing by the rules Google established.
I think the problem is that groups that would challenge the Atl-right could do so using their own network of sites but instead want to just change the rules to shut them down instead.
- empath75 10y agoHolocaust denial itself is foul play. You seem to think the only thing wrong that could be happening here is cheating the algorithm.
- cptskippy 10y agoWhat is your definition of wrong? Is it crazy tin foil hat shit that could cause potential civil unrest or other problems? Then yes it's wrong. Is it violating the rules of law or the rules of Google? No. The thing that's really disturbing is that rather than combat this problem on a level playing field, people are proposing changing the rules because they can't be bothered to play the game the way the rules are setup. Once we have a system in place where we can shut down any disagreeable idea, who decides when and how to use it?