Is Google Taking On The Role Of Ministry Of Truth?

[Horn]

FEBRUARY 2, 2017
By Vin Armani (http://www.activistpost.com/tag/vin-armani)

Google is changing their algorithm to censor alternative or potentially distasteful views from search results. In this video, Vin Armani exposes Google’s blitz to punish “fake news”.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYeGX0vHDN8

[cheka.]

ministry of skype is better handle

ministry of truth is associated with a fiction work, no? fuck fiction

this is reality we are talking about

have you ever noticed that mr burns from the simpsons is like george soros? totally freaky

or that the fat faggot on modern family tv show looks like a young barney frank?

we need to study burns and the fat fag in more detail

[Neuro]

When was SPLC ever right about anything? Besides rejecting egalitarianism is just post-cultural Marxism common sense. Everyone will be better off when this perversion of reality is exposed.

[Horn]

I thought google searches were getting better, because when searching for keyword "jew" it actually supplies a response, from the message i used to receive to look for "jewish"

Now that I see the items found it is obvious that all of google searches are being tailored.

Other search engines are so light in comparrison though. Their results basically suck on the whole.

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[JohnQPublic]

Other search engines are so light in comparrison though. Their results basically suck on the whole.

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Google is the only one that actually works. Now that they have gotten themselves in that position, they can control the access to information; thus the Ministry of Truth. Very unfortunate.

[Horn]

yeah, this should be a key issue, imo.

What is everyone waiting for Russia to come and bust on the scene with a compareable competitor?

Is like the tech crowd are becoming Happy with the fascism supplied.

Maybe time for a monopoly breaker there.

[keehah]

Researchers from the Department of Informatics, University of Zurich "systematically collect search outputs for six conspiracy theory-related queries" from first page of search results for different search engines and discovered "all search engines except Google consistently displayed conspiracy-promoting results and returned links to conspiracy-dedicated websites in their top results."

Google was the worst performer with no relevant first page results, "Google had the highest share of content that did not mention conspiracy theories at all."

"The search engine with the highest proportion of conspiracy-promoting content was Yandex, while the remaining three engines - Bing, Yahoo and DuckDuckGo - were somewhere in-between Google and Yandex, with Yahoo having lower shares of content without mentions of conspiracy theories compared to the others but the highest proportion of conspiracy-debunking."

"The similarities between Bing, Yahoo and DuckDuckGo are, perhaps, to be expected since Yahoo and DuckDuckGo are partially powered by Bing’s search algorithms and results."

Conclusion: "The good news is that Google - the search engine with the biggest market share -has managed to mitigate the problem [the 'problem' being the report researcher's word for correct first page research results] to a few isolated instances."

Report: Where the Earth is flat and 9/11 is an inside job: A comparative algorithm audit of conspiratorial information in web search results
2 Dec 2021

Pdf of the study: https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.01278v2

[keehah]

cnbc.com: Google tells employees they’ll lose pay and will eventually be fired if they don’t follow vaccination rules (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/14/google-employees-to-lose-pay-if-dont-comply-with-vaccination-policy.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit .activity.Mail)

DEC 14 2021
Google has told its employees they will lose pay — and will eventually be fired — if they don’t comply with the company’s Covid-19 vaccination policy, according to internal documents viewed by CNBC.

A memo circulated by leadership said employees had until Dec. 3 to declare their vaccination status and upload documentation showing proof, or to apply for a medical or religious exemption. The company said after that date it would start contacting employees who hadn’t uploaded their status or were unvaccinated, as well as those whose exemption requests weren’t approved.

The document said employees who haven’t complied with the vaccination rules by the Jan. 18 deadline will be placed on “paid administrative leave” for 30 days. After that, the company will put them on “unpaid personal leave” for up to six months, followed by termination.

A Google spokesperson said in a statement that, “our vaccination requirements are one of the most important ways we can keep our workforce safe and keep our services running,” and added that the company stands “behind our vaccination policy.”...

A federal court issued a stay on the order in early November, putting a halt to the administration’s efforts.

Still, Google asked its more than 150,000 employees to upload their vaccination status to its internal systems, whether they plan to come into the office or not, and the company indicated it plans to follow President Joe Biden’s executive order.

“We expect that almost all roles at Google in the US will fall within the scope of the executive order,” Google’s memo said. “Anyone entering a Google building must be fully vaccinated or have an approved accommodation that allows them to work or come onsite,” the company said, adding that “frequent testing is not a valid alternative to vaccination.”

Google and parent company Alphabet have been staunchly behind vaccines since the middle of the year.

CEO Sundar Pichai announced in July that the company would require vaccinations for those returning to offices...

The vaccine mandate has not been universally accepted by employees. Several hundred Google workers have signed and circulated a manifesto opposing the company’s requirements, which leadership said would apply to all employees, even those working from home, who engage directly or indirectly with federal government contracts.

In the latest guidance, Google details some options for those who don’t want to get to vaccinated. The company said employees can “explore” if there are any roles at Google that don’t conflict with the executive order. They can also request exemptions for religious beliefs or medical conditions, which Google previously said would be granted on a case-by-case basis.

For employees with roles that happen to fall outside the scope of the executive order that can also be performed out of the office, the company said they will be able to “permanently work remotely going forward.”

[keehah]

Google makes another move towards their final solution.

Anyone paying attention soon saw this coming (along with lack of cloud security/privacy) over a decade ago.

tomsguide.com: New Google Drive policy could make your files inaccessible — what you need to know (https://www.tomsguide.com/news/new-google-drive-policy-could-restrict-access-to-your-files-what-you-need-to-know)

6 days ago
Google’s about to make some changes to the way you share Google Drive files. The search giant has announced a new policy that will restrict access to files violating its policies, and prevent them from being shared in the process.

Google announced this change in a blog post, revealing that restrictions may be put in place on files that violate Google’s Terms of Service or abuse program policies. While the owner will still have full access, this move means sharing privileges will be revoked — even if someone already has a link...

Google also noted that after policy violations, Google may then review the content and take further action. The results of that action include “restricting access to the content, removing the content, and limiting or terminating a user’s access to Google products.”

Google’s abuse program policies page detail a number of sensitive topics that it doesn’t allow. They include, but are not limited to, dangerous and illegal activities, hate speech, malware, sexually explicit material and misleading content.

workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/abuse-notification-emails-google-drive (https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2021/12/abuse-notification-emails-google-drive.html)

Quick launch summary

When a Google Drive file is identified as violating Google's Terms of Service or program policies, it may be restricted. When it’s restricted, you may see a flag next to the filename, you won’t be able to share it, and your file will no longer be publicly accessible, even to people who have the link.

Now, the owner of the item in Google Drive will receive an email notifying them of the action taken, and alerting them of how to request a review of the restriction if they think it is a mistake. For items in shared drives, the shared drive manager will receive the notification

This will help ensure owners of Google Drive items are fully informed about the status of their content, while also helping to ensure that users are protected from abusive content.

[Cebu_4_2]

mypal, (outdated) Basilisk, palemoon I have like 6 browsers but then again i'm still on XP.