Re:Google is not just a platform – It frames, shapes and dis...
by empath75 on Sunday December 11, 2016 @07:31PM
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Holocaust denial itself is foul play. You seem to think the only thing wrong that could be happening here is cheating the algorithm.
Re:Google is not just a platform – It frames, shapes and dis...
by cptskippy on Monday December 12, 2016 @09:42AM
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What is your definition of wrong? Is it crazy tin foil hat shit that could cause potential civil unrest or other problems? Then yes it's wrong. Is it violating the rules of law or the rules of Google? No.
The thing that's really disturbing is that rather than combat this problem on a level playing field, people are proposing changing the rules because they can't be bothered to play the game the way the rules are setup.
Once we have a system in place where we can shut down any disagreeable idea, who decides when and how to use it?
Algorithms like PageRank are indiscriminate and if the Atl-right network of sites is as big as the author claims then it should be pretty obvious why those results appear.
Right or wrong, good or bad, there isn't any foul play or exploitation occurring. These sites are playing by the rules Google established.
I think the problem is that groups that would challenge the Atl-right could do so using their own network of sites but instead want to just change the rules to shut them down instead.