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Ben

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Google's "Autonomous" Algorithms
« on: November 15, 2019, 10:17:03 AM »
We've talked about this [Cough] Hillary Clinton [/Cough] before.  Some interesting snippets. I think I'll buy today's WSJ on Kindle to read the full story.

https://twitchy.com/samj-3930/2019/11/15/just-infuriating-fact-filled-thread-takes-apart-googles-claim-their-algorithms-are-autonomous-and-objective-and-wow/

Edit: The full story was available without the subscription blocker. Might just be temporary though:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-google-interferes-with-its-search-algorithms-and-changes-your-results-11573823753
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Re: Google's "Autonomous" Algorithms
« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2019, 11:06:41 AM »
I see a teaser, and an offer to subscribe.
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Re: Google's "Autonomous" Algorithms
« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2019, 11:13:17 AM »
I've run into that a lot lately, especially with 'Qanon conspiracies.'
Q will put out a post about something really bizarre- last one was government time travel, it'll come up on Google searches for a few hours, but if you wait a day, the search results will be completely memory-holed on Google, but can still be found on Duck Duck Go or Yahoo.
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Re: Google's "Autonomous" Algorithms
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2019, 11:31:57 AM »
I see a teaser, and an offer to subscribe.

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