Google admits to scraping 4chan for news stories. This isn't just about "the algorithms" - a human decided that 4chan could potentially show up in that carousel

Google admits to scraping 4chan for news stories. This isn't just about "the algorithms" - a human decided that 4chan could potentially show up in that carousel. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/google-admits-citing-4chan-to-spread-fake-vegas-shooter-news/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/googl... Google News' statement claims that these false reports landed on the service's "Top Stories" feed due to a burst of activity for a name that had never received many search attempts. "When the fresh 4chan story broke, it triggered Top Stories, which unfortunately led to this inaccurate result," the statement reads. "We use a number of signals to determine the ranking of results—this includes both the authoritativeness of a site as well as how fresh it is," the statement continues. "We're constantly working to improve the balance and, in this case, did not get it right."