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They've also manipulated search results in the last few years. Before ~2018 if you searched for a political debate, the top result was likely to be an independe
by oceanplexian 5y ago
They've also manipulated search results in the last few years. Before ~2018 if you searched for a political debate, the top result was likely to be an independent content creator or someone who was there, a vlog, or something like that. Now it's all.. FOX, NBC, ABC, CNN, etc. I wonder if the legacy media is paying Google behind the scenes to promote content.
- schleck8 5y agoDefinitely true, I also noticed this with the BLM protests. There were almost no uncommented videos, all just tv recordings from the large channels. And the few uncommented videos I found were from news stations as well.
- deadmutex 5y agoIsn't the bar higher for NBC, ABC, CNN, FOX, etc? I.e. If they say something false on purpose, they're likely to get sued out of existence. Whereas, some random guy can just say "oh, I was only joking, or this is just entertainment, or it's just freedom of speech man... YOU are responsible for checking my dis-info" after spreading lies on purpose. Personally, for these reasons, I trust the mainstream news sources MUCH more than the random person on the internet that may or may not be trying to sell me some snakeoil on the side (e.g. Alex Jones). Disclaimer: These are my own views, and not of my employer.
- dmingod666 5y agoCNN with their 'Ivermectin is horse medicine' didn't seem to look like they cared..
- mandmandam 5y ago> If they say something false on purpose, they're likely to get sued out of existence Only if they piss off the wrong "well-connected" billionaire. Otherwise, nah, never ever going to happen.