Google explains why searching "idiot" shows up Trump's pictures to internet idiots

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why was Pichai praised on his return for evading the questions effectively?

Was he? I don't know, but Trumpsters sure praise Trump when he lies. Pichai is a CEO of a company. Trump, unfortunately, is POTUS. Who do you think has the bigger responsibility to being honest?

Whataboutism. Yes, Pichai was praised.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.businessinsider.com.au/duckduckgo-ceo-on-google-search-bias-2018-12?r=US&IR=T

One person watching closely was Gabriel Weinberg, co-founder and CEO DuckDuckGo – a privacy-focused search engine company that competes with Google Search and last week, revealed a study of its own (not referenced by Rep. Smith).

The study, among other things, found that participants saw vast differences in search results when searching for the same keywords (like “gun control” or “immigration”) from different locations across the country. The study controlled for other potential factors of personalisation by having its participants log out of their Google accounts and search from an incognito state.

“What [our study] does reveal, or at least suggests, is that Google’s collection and use of personal data, including location, which is then used to filter specific search results, is having an effect akin to the effects of a political bias,” Weinberg told Business Insider on Tuesday. “That is an important nuance often missed in these discussions.?”

Essentially, Weinberg is saying that even if Google does not create its products with the intent of having a political bias, the fact that location information is used to filter results creates its own form of bias.

Great points

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why was Pichai praised on his return for evading the questions effectively?

Was he? I don't know, but Trumpsters sure praise Trump when he lies. Pichai is a CEO of a company. Trump, unfortunately, is POTUS. Who do you think has the bigger responsibility to being honest?

Whataboutism. Yes, Pichai was praised.

Can you provide a link?

I think you know very well that "whataboutism" is played on both sides, though. However, it is true that we should expect more from our POTUS than a CEO of a company.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Essentially, Weinberg is saying that even if Google does not create its products with the intent of having a political bias, the fact that location information is used to filter results creates its own form of bias.

Then in Trump country, searching "idiot" shouldn't bring up images of Trump, right? Is this the case?

So would the search results in Trump country be anti-liberal, with some white nationalist bent?

[Anonymous]

Actually this story in and of itself created more google results. I mean I didn’t compare the before and after...

But when I search now, and I love in trump country, it’s a bunch of headlines matching this OP and it’s pulling in the article images.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Actually this story in and of itself created more google results. I mean I didn’t compare the before and after...

But when I search now, and I love in trump country, it’s a bunch of headlines matching this OP and it’s pulling in the article images.

lol.. free press for Google.