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highplainsdem

(49,022 posts) Tue Aug 28, 2018, 10:38 AM Aug 2018

Breaking: Google statement in response to Trump tweet

Tweet from CNN's Hadas Gold:

Link to tweet

Editing to add plain text rather than an image. This is from s Gizmodo article:

https://gizmodo.com/president-trump-accuses-google-of-rigging-search-result-1828647850

When users type queries into the Google Search bar, our goal is to make sure they receive the most relevant answers in a matter of seconds. Search is not used to set a political agenda and we don’t bias our results toward any political ideology. Every year, we issue hundreds of improvements to our algorithms to ensure they surface high-quality content in response to users’ queries. We continually work to improve Google Search and we never rank search results to manipulate political sentiment.

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Breaking: Google statement in response to Trump tweet (Original Post) highplainsdem Aug 2018 OP

What was Trump's tweet? N/T CottonBear Aug 2018 #1

Two tweets this morning attacking Google: highplainsdem Aug 2018 #3

... 2naSalit Aug 2018 #6

Oh dear. Thanks for posting the tweets CottonBear Aug 2018 #13

Translation: "It's not us. Face it, the world hates you Boo-boo." n/t sfwriter Aug 2018 #2

drumpf and the redumbliCONS may be able to take away our healthcare, democratisphere Aug 2018 #4

Guess he wants National Enquirer malaise Aug 2018 #5

"we never rank search results to manipulate political sentiment" unlike The Toddler-in-Chief FSogol Aug 2018 #7

He obviously hasn't a clue how search engines like Google work and... WePurrsevere Aug 2018 #8

This is like him complaining about the amount of negative coverage he gets YessirAtsaFact Aug 2018 #9

He Wants Fewer Bad News Results? ProfessorGAC Aug 2018 #10

Exactly if he crafted a pro forma exboyfil Aug 2018 #11

Google is correct in how it describes search results. MineralMan Aug 2018 #12

K&R Scurrilous Aug 2018 #14

"most relevant" - what makes google the most $$ nt msongs Aug 2018 #15

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)

1. What was Trump's tweet? N/T

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 10:41 AM

Aug 2018

highplainsdem

(49,022 posts)

3. Two tweets this morning attacking Google:

Reply to CottonBear (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 10:44 AM

Aug 2018

Link to tweet

Google search results for “Trump News” shows only the viewing/reporting of Fake New Media. In other words, they have it RIGGED, for me & others, so that almost all stories & news is BAD. Fake CNN is prominent. Republican/Conservative & Fair Media is shut out. Illegal? 96% of...

....results on “Trump News” are from National Left-Wing Media, very dangerous. Google & others are suppressing voices of Conservatives and hiding information and news that is good. They are controlling what we can & cannot see. This is a very serious situation-will be addressed!

2naSalit

(86,748 posts)

6. ...

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #3)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 10:57 AM

Aug 2018

Okay,

A)

In other words, they have it RIGGED, for me & others, so that almost all stories & news is BAD... ...and hiding information and news that is good.

BAD does not necessarily translate to not true AND Good does not necessarily translate to true. Definitely not in his case.

There is no B).

I wish we could have a Real President!

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)

13. Oh dear. Thanks for posting the tweets

Reply to highplainsdem (Reply #3)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 01:21 PM

Aug 2018

Dolt45 is absolutely terrifyingly stupid and evil.

sfwriter

(3,032 posts)

2. Translation: "It's not us. Face it, the world hates you Boo-boo." n/t

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 10:42 AM

Aug 2018

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

4. drumpf and the redumbliCONS may be able to take away our healthcare,

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 10:46 AM

Aug 2018

but they will never be allowed to take away our freedom of speech, expression and search.

malaise

(269,157 posts)

5. Guess he wants National Enquirer

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 10:50 AM

Aug 2018

Fox, Breitbart and that Alex Jones shit.
Fuck off Don the Con.

FSogol

(45,515 posts)

7. "we never rank search results to manipulate political sentiment" unlike The Toddler-in-Chief

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 10:57 AM

Aug 2018

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)

8. He obviously hasn't a clue how search engines like Google work and...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 10:59 AM

Aug 2018

I doubt anyone around him who does will risk getting blasted by trying to explain it to him.

YessirAtsaFact

(2,064 posts)

9. This is like him complaining about the amount of negative coverage he gets

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 10:59 AM

Aug 2018

Trump gets negative coverage from MSM because of his asshole behavior.

He gets the results he gets in Google for the same reason.

ProfessorGAC

(65,136 posts)

10. He Wants Fewer Bad News Results?

Reply to YessirAtsaFact (Reply #9)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 11:01 AM

Aug 2018

Quit acting like a tool, a baby, and a punk. Problem solved.

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)

11. Exactly if he crafted a pro forma

Reply to YessirAtsaFact (Reply #9)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 11:17 AM

Aug 2018

letter regarding McCain's political service and even mentioning in a respectful fashion that he did not always agree with him and kept the flag at half staff, there would have been no negative news cycle. It might even had been a chance to mend some bridges as a real politician would apologize for his personal insult regarding McCain's captivity saying that sometimes statements are made in the heat of the moment that were not intended.

A real President would do these things.

MineralMan

(146,324 posts)

12. Google is correct in how it describes search results.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Aug 28, 2018, 11:34 AM

Aug 2018

What is not said, however, is that search results can be manipulated by skilled SEO experts. It's an entire industry. It's an industry I'm part of, as a website content specialist. I work with a web designer who has mad SEO skills. They're based on many years of research and study of how Google's ranking algorithms affect where a website appears on results pages.

SEO is why Trump's face shows up if you search for "idiot" in a Google Image Search. Google rankings simply match your search to relevant results. It doesn't favor anything, other than relevance to the search. If Trump does not want to rank highly for searches for "idiot," she should work on being less of an idiot.

It's not Google's fault.