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Google makes no illusion about it any longer, they aim to curate what their users have access to and want to ensure that the curation conforms to an acceptable

Google makes no illusion about it any longer, they aim to curate what their users have access to and want to ensure that the curation conforms to an acceptable spectrum of thought. They are in the business of feeding users advertisements and information, and hitherto that has benefited users with easier access to the world's full breadth of information and ideas. That era is drawing to a close.

jabretti 9y ago
>Google makes no illusion about it any longer, they aim to curate what their users have access to and want to ensure that the curation conforms to an acceptable spectrum of thought The good news is: I've finally figured out how to beat google, or at least compete with it. There's billions of dollars on the table for whoever manages to come up with the thing that is to google what Fox News is to CNN.
koonsolo 9y ago
> That era is drawing to a close. Or it opens up room for a competitor to take (a part of) that market.