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Google, when used with double quotes and exact title, finds aggregator sites, but I was simulating looking for the original: https://joshmitteldorf.scienceblog.

by _fnhr 5y ago

Google, when used with double quotes and exact title, finds aggregator sites, but I was simulating looking for the original: https://joshmitteldorf.scienceblog.com/2020/07/08/politics-influences-the-science-of-covid-19/ https://joshmitteldorf.scienceblog.com/2020/07/08/politics-i... Here is one more, search: Ten Elements of the False COVID Narrative Google: nowhere Brave: first result And it's not like Google just didn't index the site, it works for topics that are "less controversial", search: Universal Clock implies Universal Clockwork Google: first result Brave: first result Whatever the explanation - either Google censors some topics, or its search engine works differently - the result is the same, for this example Brave outperformed Google.

Kiro 5y ago
None of your examples do what you say for me. I see everything on Google including your comments here.
- kkoncevicius 5y ago
  Interesting, let me share two screenshots of what I see: 1. http://karolis.koncevicius.lt/data/google_example1.png http://karolis.koncevicius.lt/data/google_example1.png 2. http://karolis.koncevicius.lt/data/google_example2.png http://karolis.koncevicius.lt/data/google_example2.png
  - notreallyserio 5y ago
    Do you get a Josh Mitteldorf scienceblog result for the search (no quotes): weight and aging a paradox part 1 It’s the first result for me with or without quotes. I’m curious if the site is somehow blocked.
    - kkoncevicius 5y ago
      weight and aging a paradox part 1 (without the quotes) is first place on Google for me. Seems like google only fails on politically sensitive topics like unpopular opinions about COVID. I suspect they might be using a filter, or even a different ranking system for certain keywords.
      - notreallyserio 5y ago
        And perhaps only for some users. Can’t help but wonder if location has some effect.
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pseudo0 5y ago
Weird, the first example appears nowhere in my first three pages of my Google results, but the Ten Elements one is result #1.
notreallyserio 5y ago
It’s odd, for the first example the exact article you were looking for is the first result for me whether or not I am searching signed in or from a private session. The second example, “Ten Elements of the False COVID Narrative”, assuming you’re looking for it at scienceblog, is the fourth result. Above the fold, at least. (Edit: Sort of nevermind, I missed that you didn’t use quotes for that one. Without quotes the scienceblog page appears in slot 11). I am in the US and get my results in English, if that matters. I checked to see if toggling safe search changed anything, but nope.

by _fnhr 5y ago

Kiro 5y ago

None of your examples do what you say for me. I see everything on Google including your comments here.

kkoncevicius 5y ago
Interesting, let me share two screenshots of what I see: 1. http://karolis.koncevicius.lt/data/google_example1.png http://karolis.koncevicius.lt/data/google_example1.png 2. http://karolis.koncevicius.lt/data/google_example2.png http://karolis.koncevicius.lt/data/google_example2.png
- notreallyserio 5y ago
  Do you get a Josh Mitteldorf scienceblog result for the search (no quotes): weight and aging a paradox part 1 It’s the first result for me with or without quotes. I’m curious if the site is somehow blocked.
  - kkoncevicius 5y ago
    weight and aging a paradox part 1 (without the quotes) is first place on Google for me. Seems like google only fails on politically sensitive topics like unpopular opinions about COVID. I suspect they might be using a filter, or even a different ranking system for certain keywords.
    - notreallyserio 5y ago
      And perhaps only for some users. Can’t help but wonder if location has some effect.
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pseudo0 5y ago

Weird, the first example appears nowhere in my first three pages of my Google results, but the Ten Elements one is result #1.

notreallyserio 5y ago

It’s odd, for the first example the exact article you were looking for is the first result for me whether or not I am searching signed in or from a private session. The second example, “Ten Elements of the False COVID Narrative”, assuming you’re looking for it at scienceblog, is the fourth result. Above the fold, at least. (Edit: Sort of nevermind, I missed that you didn’t use quotes for that one. Without quotes the scienceblog page appears in slot 11). I am in the US and get my results in English, if that matters. I checked to see if toggling safe search changed anything, but nope.