Is Google’s eagerness to answer questions promoting more falsehood online?

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Is Google’s eagerness to answer questions promoting more falsehood online?

When people have questions, they often ask Google. They expect high-quality, accurate answers. Late last year, it emerged that the top answer Google gave to “Did the Holocaust happen?” linked to a neo-Nazi, white supremacist, Holocaust-denying website.

The ensuing outcry included people buying Google ads for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum so that it would appear near the top of the results as well. After initial resistance, Google tweaked its algorithm – but only enough to push the false, prejudiced information somewhat farther down in the results.
 
Google's sole purpose is to help you find what you want to hear :D
 
All I read was "Holocaust Google search upset someone" and then some Google Search bashing for being able to show another website than expected in the top result. WTF?

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) can be used on any website to promote it's ranking on various search engines but I did not even read about it anywhere on the above opinion piece. :confused:
 
AgitProp

Holocaust denial is based on a selective interpretation of the historical record and deep-seated anti-Semitic beliefs. No website will correct or uproot these beliefs in one fell swoop.

BUT
A LOT of people are trying
In the USSR "anti-semitism" carried the death penalty !
In current day Germany ( and a number of other European countries ) "Holocaust-Denial" is a criminal offense that will get you locked up.

All I heard from the article was -- Holocaust happened AND you BETTER believe it

Thanks Google for being the peg ( fall guy ) on which to hang more attempts at strident Holocaust affirmation !
( The real reason for the moan groan and article )

DaNile is the place Moses was born :)
 
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