Audit suggests Google favors a small number of major news outlets

Re:Audit suggests Google favors a small number of major news... by bduerst on Monday May 13, 2019 @04:51PM (#19903831)

That's not an analogy, but making an bias argument (spreading FUD) without evidence.

An analogy is the train station newspaper example. What you're doing is arguing that all of the Google employees are inserting their own personal bias into search results, without evidence.

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Re:Audit suggests Google favors a small number of major news... by cwperkins on Monday May 13, 2019 @04:58PM (#19903898)

I want to spur a discussion on whether bias in search results is ok or not. I’m trying to provide a counter example to argue the point that I believe that google search results should be free from bias by arguing using a corollary that hiring should be free from bias. I do not intend to spread FUD.

Can you argue in favor of bias in Googles search results? In an ideal world what should it be?

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Re:Audit suggests Google favors a small number of major news... by erklik on Monday May 13, 2019 @05:34PM (#19904209)

The search results are already biased, and they should be. That's the basis of Google Search, that it provides a biased, more useful result based on how many pages link to it.

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Re:Audit suggests Google favors a small number of major news... by bduerst on Monday May 13, 2019 @05:20PM (#19904089)

I'm not sure what you're asking. Do you want me to make an argument for bias? Why?

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