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Re:Few people know that Google voluntarily removes some sear... by Blikkentrekker on Friday June 11, 2021 @05:28PM (#27478731)
Perhaps much of it is not ideological on Google's part but actually simply the machine learning about what people want to see.

It's entirely possible that such a disproportionate number of persons is more likely to access links about vaccines and such politics than what you searched for that the machine, not the man, has elected to favor those without having any real political motive.

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Re:Few people know that Google voluntarily removes some sear... by deertick1 on Friday June 11, 2021 @11:08PM (#27481127)
Definitely the more likely scenario. Possible there is some gaming of the algorithms but yeah its just a popularity thing chiefly.

I wish google was more concerned with accuracy of matches rather than populatrity

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Re:Few people know that Google voluntarily removes some sear... by jfoster on Saturday June 12, 2021 @02:21AM (#27482069)
That did cross my mind. If it's actually due to that, then Google is just going to become increasingly terrible & always directing you to the most searched thing.

Covid side effects -> covid vaccine side effects

Best burgers -> McDonald's

Best coffee -> Starbucks

Best way to sort a list -> bubble sort

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