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Google Search Manipulation Can Swing Nearly 80 Percent of Undecided Voters
Posted on 4/25/18 at 10:27 am
Posted on 4/25/18 at 10:27 am
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By inserting negative search suggestions under the name of a candidate, search engines like Google can shift the opinions of undecided voters by up to 43.4 percent, according to new research by a team at the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology and reported exclusively by Breitbart News.
The lead author of the study, Dr. Robert Epstein, has previously conducted research into what he calls the Search Engine Manipulation Effect (SEME). This research showed that the manipulation of results pages in search engines can shift the voting preferences of undecideds by anywhere between 20 and 80 percent, depending on the demographic.
His latest research looks at how search engines can affect voters by suggesting negative or positive search terms when a political candidate’s name is entered into the search bar. Dr. Epstein’s research found that when negative search terms are suggested for a candidate, it can have a dramatic effect on voter opinion.
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This post was edited on 4/25/18 at 10:30 am
Posted on 4/25/18 at 10:29 am to Jjdoc
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Google Search Manipulation Can Swing Nearly 80 Percent of Undecided Voters
And who said Net Neutrality was a such bad thing?
Posted on 4/25/18 at 10:29 am to NYNolaguy1
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And who said Net Neutrality was a such bad thing?
Google's search enginer was never subject to NN
NN deals with ISPs (Which Google is in some areas, but that's a different part of Alphabet)
Posted on 4/25/18 at 10:31 am to Jjdoc
People that are that easily manipulated deserve to be manipulated
Posted on 4/25/18 at 10:31 am to SlowFlowPro
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NN deals with ISPs (Which Google is in some areas, but that's a different part of Alphabet)
I know. My point is that people complain when google does it, but not apparently when yout ISP does.
Posted on 4/25/18 at 10:32 am to JuiceTerry
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People that are that easily manipulated deserve to be manipulated
Agree but unfortunately the country loses
Posted on 4/25/18 at 10:32 am to JuiceTerry
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People that are that easily manipulated deserve to be manipulated
Thats actually sig worthy.
Its true for most of the organizef labor and Left.
Posted on 4/25/18 at 10:37 am to JuiceTerry
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People that are that easily manipulated deserve to be manipulated
This is your opinion? Are you now okay with republicans allegedly telling dimocratix voters that their special day to vote is on the Wednesday after the first Tuesday in November?
Posted on 4/25/18 at 10:40 am to JuiceTerry
quote:Sounds great when they are manipulated to voting for your people.
People that are that easily manipulated deserve to be manipulated
IRTT: This is the sort of thing that finally caused me to drop google. I'm migrating off of their services and tools to other alternatives. Duck Duck Go from now on.
Posted on 4/25/18 at 10:47 am to HonoraryCoonass
quote:Sure
Are you now okay with republicans allegedly telling dimocratix voters that their special day to vote is on the Wednesday after the first Tuesday in November?
If you don't know what day to vote on, you don't deserve to vote
Posted on 4/25/18 at 11:01 am to JuiceTerry
I want to agree with you for once, but I can't. The reason is how drastically others ignorance and being manipulated can impact everyone else.
A little extreme,but imagine a fake news campaign that told people tomorrow is national drive on the opposite side of the road day.
People with common sense enough to not fall for it don't deserve to suffer the repercussions of the ignorant.
A little extreme,but imagine a fake news campaign that told people tomorrow is national drive on the opposite side of the road day.
People with common sense enough to not fall for it don't deserve to suffer the repercussions of the ignorant.
Posted on 4/25/18 at 11:06 am to JuiceTerry
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you don't know what day to vote on, you don't deserve to vote
Also...if you can't manage to produce an ID, amirite?
This post was edited on 4/25/18 at 11:07 am
Posted on 4/25/18 at 11:06 am to Gusoline
quote:Yeah, this isn't that
little extreme,but imagine a fake news campaign that told people tomorrow is national drive on the opposite side of the road day.
quote:The ignorant have been manipulated throughout history. Nothing's any different now.
People with common sense enough to not fall for it don't deserve to suffer the repercussions of the ignorant.
Posted on 4/25/18 at 11:13 am to JuiceTerry
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Sure
If you don't know what day to vote on, you don't deserve to vote
Yep, similar to if you're too stupid to figure out how to get a state issued ID, you don't deserve to vote.
Imma turn you into a conservative yet.
Posted on 4/25/18 at 11:20 am to JuiceTerry
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People that are that easily manipulated deserve to be manipulated
-JuiceTerry
The rank and file are usually more primitive than we imagine. Propaganda must therefore always be simple and repetitious.
-Joseph goebbles
Damn JT. You must be a massive goebbles fan.
Posted on 4/25/18 at 11:25 am to Jjdoc
And Military manipulation could lead to a coup. A lot of things can lead to other things. Unless they have some specific evidence of that happening then STFU
Posted on 4/25/18 at 11:30 am to Ebbandflow
I mean did you ever actually try googling the candidates during the election? The difference in headlines was nearly comical.
Posted on 4/25/18 at 11:30 am to JuiceTerry
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People that are that easily manipulated deserve to be manipulated
Which is akin to...
It is immoral to let a sucker keep his money
Posted on 4/25/18 at 11:31 am to Jjdoc
Just, like, invent your own google mannnn
Posted on 4/25/18 at 11:32 am to Ebbandflow
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Unless they have some specific evidence of that happening then STFU
Muh Russia says hi.
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