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The Trump administration is taking a look at whether Google and its search engine should be regulated by the government, Larry Kudlow, President Trumps economic adviser, said Tuesday outside the White House.
Well let you know, Kudlow said. Were taking a look at it.
The announcement puts the search giant squarely in the White Houses crosshairs amid wider allegations against the tech industry that it systematically discriminates against conservatives on social media and other platforms.
Kudlows remark to reporters came hours after Trump fired off a series of predawn tweets complaining about Google search results for Trump News.
In a pair of tweets posted before 6 a.m., the president said the results included only the viewing/reporting of Fake New Media.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/08/28/trump-wakes-up-googles-himself-and-doesnt-like-what-he-sees-illegal/
Please tell me this isn't really happening.
samnsara
(17,634 posts)gordianot
(15,242 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)...the Orange Anus* strikes again!
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)Good luck with that!
fierywoman
(7,688 posts)why don't they just craft an algorithm for Spanky Bonespurs so that when he googles himself he only gets Fox & Sycophants ?
Codeine
(25,586 posts)the Fairness Doctrine in broadcast media.
spanone
(135,858 posts)and the republican party is just fine with it.
torius
(1,652 posts)maybe called it deepstate or deepshit or something that would only show FOX, conspiracy, anti-science, and neo-Nazi sites. His supporters could get all their info about everything from there!
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Instead of taking steps to thwart Russian cyber attacks, they attempt to make every single Google search place and article about how great the Rump is at the top of the page.
nolabear
(41,990 posts)Unless he wants to just blatantly hire those Russian hackers who are working for him anyway. And talk about waving a red cape in front of American nerds-a cyberwar would ensue.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)Acting on instructions from his puppet master Vlad. Trump is a treasonous scumbag.
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)SamKnause
(13,108 posts)You useless fucker, you should have stayed in your tower.
orangecrush
(19,600 posts)IMO.
jmowreader
(50,562 posts)Take the first person to get washed out of Worst Cooks in America, and give him a basket containing the following items:
Everything Republicans hate about Democrats
Everything Democrats hate about Republicans
The criminal savvy of Boris Badenov
And the business-leadership skills of "Chainsaw Al" Dunlap
Have him stir all those things into a 350-pound lump of shit and cook it until it's half-baked, and you wind up with Donald Trump.
Not only is this completely idiotic in that he doesn't understand two things: how search engines work and that the entire world doesn't revolve around him, but aren't Republicans supposed to be AGAINST regulation?
orangecrush
(19,600 posts)LiberalFighter
(51,020 posts)and talks without making sense all the time.
If he shut up and did the job the right way Google would have less negative Google about him.
Sorry. It is strange using Google and something about Trump in a sentence.
Iterate
(3,020 posts)When he wakes, predawn and before the SSS routine I assume, Mr. Puffyeyes googles himself and looks for "Trump News" results. Not seeing anything to his liking (and why would he?), the rest of us are expected to play along and continue the ruse. Now it's bad enough that the White House staff plays this cowardly game, but it's nothing I'll sign up for. Although I would sign up for a morning wake-up call to flood the WH switchboard at 4 AM, helpfully prepping him with a fresh morning brief.
It's for his own good. Otherwise he'll inevitably have his own Ceauşescu moment when the fantasy collapses, like the original:
The illusion breaks at about 0:40.
orangecrush
(19,600 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)orangecrush
(19,600 posts)His entire presidency* is a waste of time.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)orangecrush
(19,600 posts)dalton99a
(81,566 posts)Shut The Fuck Up.
itsrobert
(14,157 posts)Everyone would just move to a different search engine.
TheRealNorth
(9,497 posts)Google is blocking too many of their bots and fake news sites/
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)C_U_L8R
(45,014 posts)Republicans would be getting bestiality videos with every search.
sprinkleeninow
(20,254 posts)blow it out your can....
Dread Pirate Roberts
(1,896 posts)Don't let negative search results make a bad first impression!
https://www.reputationdefender.com/control-your-online-reputation/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjai4xbGR3QIVkI2zCh21HAxLEAAYASAAEgJ3zvD_BwE
orangecrush
(19,600 posts)Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)Far superior to Google, comrade.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)NRA links must be at top when you search for Gun Violence
Links to Trump Resorts at top if you search for Golf News
etc, etc, etc ...