Cable Forum - President Trump & U.S Election 2016 Investigation

As the internet has become an increasingly central part of modern life, Big Tech giants such as Facebook, Twitter and Google have increasingly sought to become the gatekeepers of the internet and political discourse. Without any sort of democratic mandate, these companies have appointed themselves the arbiters of acceptable thought, discussion and searches online.

These companies’ pervasive command of the internet — and blatant desire to control how we interact with it — is a direct threat to a free society. And arguably the worst offender is Google.

Google claims to value free expression and a free and open internet, but there is overwhelming evidence that the Big Tech giant wants the internet to be free and open only to political and social ideas of which it approves.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinio...mn/1248099002/

Any search engine should show you what you seek, not what it wants you to see.

pip08456

22-09-2018 14:38

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Originally Posted by Mick (Post 35964032)

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinio...mn/1248099002/

Any search engine should show you what you seek, not what it wants you to see.

DuckDuckGo.

Angua

22-09-2018 16:11

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Originally Posted by pip08456 (Post 35964033)

DuckDuckGo.

Wonder how it works with the iinternet surveillance the US Government seem so keen on.

pip08456

22-09-2018 16:25

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Originally Posted by Angua (Post 35964035)

Wonder how it works with the iinternet surveillance the US Government seem so keen on.

Anyone wanting anonymity should use a VPN that keeps no logs.

Hugh	22-09-2018 17:35

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Originally Posted by Mick (Post 35964032)

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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
No, I already knew it...

I don’t understand your disdain for people researching for information?

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinio...mn/1248099002/

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As the internet has become an increasingly central part of modern life, Big Tech giants such as Facebook, Twitter and Google have increasingly sought to become the gatekeepers of the internet and political discourse. Without any sort of democratic mandate, these companies have appointed themselves the arbiters of acceptable thought, discussion and searches online.

These companies’ pervasive command of the internet — and blatant desire to control how we interact with it — is a direct threat to a free society. And arguably the worst offender is Google.

Google claims to value free expression and a free and open internet, but there is overwhelming evidence that the Big Tech giant wants the internet to be free and open only to political and social ideas of which it approves.

Any search engine should show you what you seek, not what it wants you to see.

An opinion piece from Trump’s Digital campaign manager is supposed to convince me that internet searches are biased?

Mick	22-09-2018 20:49

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It’s up to you.

Far as I’m concerned, I know it damn well happens.

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And it’s not like google have ever been in trouble for it’s own bias... oh wait...

http://uk.businessinsider.com/3-reas...-the-eu-2018-7

Mr K	22-09-2018 22:08

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Originally Posted by Mick (Post 35964069)

It definitely does happen. Whenever i put 'Cable Forum' into a web search, I get this politically biased site ;)

pip08456

22-09-2018 22:25

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Originally Posted by Angua (Post 35964035)

Wonder how it works with the iinternet surveillance the US Government seem so keen on.

You think the US is bad.

https://www.privateinternetaccess.co...ht-to-privacy/

Damien

23-09-2018 08:03

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What bit of information from Google is actually biased? Or is anything we look up using Google now dismissible against Trump?

denphone

23-09-2018 08:31

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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35964107)

What bit of information from Google is actually biased? Or is anything we look up using Google now dismissible against Trump?

Google is a search engine at the end of the day and the argument that someone can be politically biased against someone for searching for information on there frankly is pretty flimsy IMO.

Angua

23-09-2018 10:40

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35964110)

Google is a search engine at the end of the day and the argument that someone can be politically biased against someone for searching for information on there frankly is pretty flimsy IMO.

Particularly given the apparent anti Trump sentiment, coupled with his favouring such as the biased Fox News, people will search for alternatives, thus pushing other news providers up the search rankings.

Fake news claims beget Fact Checkers.

Maggy

23-09-2018 10:48

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I thought Google flagged up what was most popular in the online offerings?

pip08456

23-09-2018 11:26

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Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35964122)

I thought Google flagged up what was most popular in the online offerings?

Sponsored links are normally flagged up first.

Mick	24-09-2018 16:36

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BREAKING: Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein summoned to White House, has verbally resigned according to reports. This immediately puts implications on Special Counsel Robert Mueller investigations in doubt. Source Associated Press.

Damien

24-09-2018 16:47

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Democrats are probably praying Mueller gets fired before the mid terms

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