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Wouldn't that just be Google manipulating coverage for Google’s benefit? I don’t think Google should be blessing any publishers with special “news section” sta
by sthnblllII 6y ago
Wouldn't that just be Google manipulating coverage for Google’s benefit?
I don’t think Google should be blessing any publishers with special “news section” status. Let websites compete organically. Any media with finance capital backing is going to be biased in favor of wars and against labor.
- ehsankia 6y agoThere's a difference between giving special treatment and fully de-listing, kinda like what happened in Germany and Spain with Google News. This is a direct and targeted attack by NewsCorp, abusing their influence in australian politics to force a bill that benefits them. Why should Google help someone that is trying their best to attack them?
- sthnblllII 6y agoBeing a neutral platform for speech is not ‘helping’ anyone. It helps the ideas the public agrees with the most, which is why Google and Newscorp are fighting to control internet media with backroom ‘partnerships’ rather than giving viewpoints that are actually popular a fair playing field.