2 ms·
That Google controls/censors information is well established [0]. The side effects of their search algorithms and how they control the flow of information has
by haswell 5y ago
That Google controls/censors information is well established [0].
The side effects of their search algorithms and how they control the flow of information has also been a topic of regular discussion/scrutiny for many years (just one example here [1])
> and if they really tried people would leave
Where would they go?
- [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_by_Google https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_by_Google
- [1] https://mindmatters.ai/2019/07/google-engineer-reveals-search-engine-bias/ https://mindmatters.ai/2019/07/google-engineer-reveals-searc...
- minsc__and__boo 5y agoI know you're trying to make a point about censorship existing, but I'm not sure if loli porn and scam online pharmacies were really contributing to the internet.
- haswell 5y agoI agree with you; however, that's kind of the point. Google has the power to organize and control a significant amount of information. These statements are very different: - Google doesn't censor anything - Google censors things that a lot of people agree are offensive The 2nd gets into tricky territory, because not everyone agrees on what is/is not offensive. I happen to think that most of the things they remove are probably good to remove. But the implication is still that Google wields (and at times uses) enormous power. Things get even more grey (and potentially problematic) when you get into ranking algorithms, which have the power to sway opinions on major topics/events. And as you mentioned, my parent comment is also a response to the very direct (and incorrect) claim: > It seems that they do [control information], but they don't.
- iso1631 5y agosearch - microsoft maps - apple, microsoft, openstreetmap mail - dozens of providers compute - amazon, microsoft, digital ocean, linode, rackspace Not sure what else google do, I rarely use them