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2016 Postmortem

The Far Left

(59 posts) Fri Jun 10, 2016, 07:48 AM Jun 2016

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Did Google Manipulate Search Results to Help Hillary Clinton? (VIDEO) [View all]

And, if so, did Google report this service as a contribution to Hillary's campaign?

Is this legal?

http://usuncut.com/politics/google-may-alter-clinton-searches/

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Did Google Manipulate Search Results to Help Hillary Clinton? (VIDEO) [View all] The Far Left Jun 2016 OP

Ancient Alien Theorists will be along shortly to confirm that "if so" part ... JoePhilly Jun 2016 #1

Try watching the video. They use the search engine in real time. Ash_F Jun 2016 #4

Bing and Google never act the same way ... the algorithms ... JoePhilly Jun 2016 #7

Did you watch the video? nt The Far Left Jun 2016 #9

Funny how this "story" only appears in 1-2 far left sites but a whole bunch of far-right ones Tarc Jun 2016 #2

Watch the whole thing. Ash_F Jun 2016 #6

Is there something in the following that you are confused by? Tarc Jun 2016 #11

I wonder if this also includes a user's previous pattern of search terms and results links clicked. NurseJackie Jun 2016 #14

You didn't watch the whole thing... Ash_F Jun 2016 #15

Yes, in fact, I did Tarc Jun 2016 #16

I replicated all the Google and Bing searches yesterday in the video and got the same widely PufPuf23 Jun 2016 #17

As more people search for a term with associated words Tarc Jun 2016 #18

I understand. PufPuf23 Jun 2016 #19

Well, SOMETHING has to account for Sanders not winning! randome Jun 2016 #3

Welcome to DU! stonecutter357 Jun 2016 #5

This is about as on par as this... Blue_Adept Jun 2016 #8

That is awesome and supports what I said yesterday about the Democratic Party ditching labor for WhaTHellsgoingonhere Jun 2016 #10

"We assume the results and recommendations offered by that autocomplete are things people have Brickbat Jun 2016 #12

+1 JoePhilly Jun 2016 #13

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