Google and the Gauchos: Shoot Out on the Pampas
May 24, 2011
Navigate to “Argentina Court: Google Must Censor Anti-Semitic Search Results, Suggestions.” Another country wants Google to shape, filter, or personalize results for the country. Will Google react as it did to China’s mandates. Facebook is going the diplomatic route. Google’s reaction is unknown. The story says:
This isn’t the first time Google has come under fire for serving anti-Semitic results. The most famous case is the Google search for [jew], which brings up Jew Watch as a top three result. On these searches, Google uses the spot usually reserved for AdWords ads to link to their offensive search results explanation, along with the message that Google is “disturbed about these results as well.”
My question is, “When I get search results, how will I know what’s filtered, what’s shaped, and what’s left out?” Maybe that type of question no longer matters. Alphabet generation, post financial melt down, and other interesting cultural events—interesting.
Stephen E Arnold, May 25, 2011
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