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Re:Google now shows why it ranked a specific search result by berdario on Friday July 23, 2021 @08:33AM (#27929956)
Is yours a genuine concern?

To me it seems a rehash of this years old controversy:

https://www.tweettabs.com/googling-european-people-history-t...

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Re:Google now shows why it ranked a specific search result by bb123 on Friday July 23, 2021 @09:59AM (#27930715)
I did mention that I don’t have a problem with them altering the results as they see fit, I just think it would be ethical to mention that they have done so.
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Re:Google now shows why it ranked a specific search result by rscoots on Friday July 23, 2021 @11:11AM (#27931559)
Underlying point I'd say is a concern, even if the specific example might not be applicable.

Thanks for the article on that!

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