Google to deliver wrong search results to would-be jihadis by David Barrett.
From the post:
Jihadi sympathisers who type extremism-related words into Google will be shown anti-radicalisation links instead, under a pilot scheme announced by the internet giant.
The new technology means people at risk of radicalisation will be presented with internet links which are the exact opposite of what they were searching for.
Dr Anthony House, a senior Google executive, revealed the pilot scheme in evidence to MPs scrutinising the role of internet companies in combating extremism.
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It isn’t hard to see where this slippery road leads.
If any of the current Republican candidates are elected to the U.S. presidency, Google will:
Respond to gay sex or gay related searches with links for praying yourself straight.
Unwed mothers requesting abortion services will have their personal information forwarded to right-to-birth organizations and sent graphic anti-abortion images by email.
Teenagers seeking birth control advice will only see – Abstinence or Hell!
Muslims, well, unless Trump has deported all of them, will see anti-Muslim links.
Unlike bad decisions by government, Google can effectively implement demented schemes such as this one.
Censoring of search results to favor any side, policy, position, is just that censorship.
If you forfeit the rights of others, you have no claim to rights yourself.
Your call.