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I think that Google very plausibly has statistical tools already built that will help quite a bit in this arena. Combatting fake news is essentially the same pr
by ouid 7y ago
I think that Google very plausibly has statistical tools already built that will help quite a bit in this arena. Combatting fake news is essentially the same problem as combatting SEO.
- roenxi 7y agoYou suggesting that Google has statistical tools that can reveal fundamental political truths. That is not true. If it is true, maybe Google could do some good by releasing this information to the rest of us so we can also solve all these pesky partisan issues plaguing the political landscape. It is possible to draw a vague philosophical parallel between SEO and lying, but in practice they aren't going to be similar. I don't know what similarities you see so I can't argue with them, but dealing with SEO doesn't involve figuring out whether the SEO is done truthfully or not. I'd imagine much SEO is done in the service of truth (sell you X for $Y style arrangements) that just happens to turn up in unwanted places.
- sincerely 7y agoGoogle has convincingly lost the battle with SEO, so forgive me for not being encouraged by that.