Re:Brave Search beta
by jtdev on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @12:19PM
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I’ve been using it. Seems like a solid search engine. Interestingly, Google appeared to be censoring results yesterday to hide reports about an unfortunate shooting at a Juneteenth event in Oakland and a subsequent situation where a crowd of people were blocking an ambulance from exiting the area of the shooting with wounded victims. Let’s just say the story didn’t play well to Google’s political base… so they hid it. Brave search provided unfiltered/uncensored results.
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Do events show up on Google search that quickly, and in turn, get censored that quickly?
I saw the video of what you are referring to on Twitter. Just searched on Google, "alameda twerking", and the first four results I see are for this incident.
Well I'd be interested in hearing how Brave search was able to surface results faster than Google yesterday... YouTube (another Alphabet echo chamber) was/is also removing video of the ambulance incident, so it was definitely on the big tech thought police radar.
They get it from Bing.
Re:Brave Search beta
by robbrown451 on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @12:25PM
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I'm wondering how this censoring process you envision actually played out at Google. Like did an executive tell an underling to hide this information from the world? I'm genuinely curious.
I’m also curious what Google’s “political base” is, since they’re apparently getting final say on the search results. I keep getting Pinterest on my image searches and maybe the political base can help.
Do you believe that Google doesn't engage in censoring search results? Do you know that YouTube was taking down the video of said incident yesterday and continues to do so today? https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/02/09/google-quietly-esc...
Re:Brave Search beta
by robbrown451 on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @01:36PM
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Hiding a news story like this specific example? No, I do not believe Google did that. Not for a second. That is absurd.
How they handle possible spammers, people posting dangerous medical advice, etc is a bit different, no? I'm not letting them off the hook entirely, but this example is simply ridiculous. What benefit would they get from it, and at what risk? (i.e. disgruntled employee blows the whistle on their behavior)
And really, Breitbart? Omg.
Do you have other sources than breitbart?
Re:Brave Search beta
by throwitaway1235 on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @08:55PM
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They all know Google search employs censorship, they just rather lie to your face.
I almost forgot about the blacklist! https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2016-06-22/google-is...