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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums(Takes deep breath.) Okay, any idea what in the hell the Madman possibly is claiming here?
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Donald J. TrumpVerified account @realDonaldTrump · 4m4 minutes ago
Wow, Report Just Out! Google manipulated from 2.6 million to 16 million votes for Hillary Clinton in 2016 Election! This was put out by a Clinton supporter, not a Trump Supporter! Google should be sued. My victory was even bigger than thought! @JudicialWatch
8:52 AM - 19 Aug 2019
"2.6 million to 16 million votes" were "manipulated" by Google?
What the fuck is the guy talking about?
Other than the fact that he's tagging his BFF Tom "My Shirts Aren't Properly" Fitton, so we know it's crazy bullshit to start with.
But seriously.....
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,691 posts)why didn't they do their manipulating in states that could have won the electoral college instead of throwing them away in California? Put your phone down, Spanky, and get off the toilet and go back to the golf course. If you sit there all morning you'll get hemorrhoids.
Dave in VA
(2,037 posts)A big ugly orange one!!!
world wide wally
(21,743 posts)Midnightwalk
(3,131 posts)I think I can hear the signal.
Something damaging about russian interference is going to come out. Maybe it about mcconnels interference.
Deflects from that.
Its also fodder for the lets censor the internet discussion.
Facts really dont matter.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)just to avoid his karma.
blogslut
(38,000 posts)OR
That rando psychologist, Robert Epstein who placed malware ads on his site and got all pissed off at Google for serving Warning notices about it. He's a "Google Expert" now, dontcha know
Wounded Bear
(58,654 posts)demmiblue
(36,851 posts)Other than that... .
nolabear
(41,963 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)and it was a 24 hour distraction once again.
demmiblue
(36,851 posts)Seems he has been going after Google for quite some time:
Throughout 2016, Epstein had discussed the possibility of Google search algorithm manipulation in favor of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.[15][16] He estimated in a September article that as many as three million votes in the upcoming election could be shifted as a result.[17] In 2017, former head of Google Search Amit Singhal directly disputed this, claiming that "Google has never ever re-ranked search results on any topic (including elections) to manipulate user sentiment."[18]
In a 2017 article, Epstein criticized efforts by companies such as Google and Facebook to suppress fake news through algorithms, noting "the dangers in allowing big technology companies to decide which news stories are legitimate".[19]
Other journalists and researchers have expressed concerns similar to Epstein's. Safiya Noble cited Epstein's research about search engine bias in her 2018 book Algorithms of Oppression,[20] although she has expressed doubt that search engines ought to counter-balance the content of large, well-resourced and highly trained newsrooms with what she called "disinformation sites" and "propaganda outlets".[21] Ramesh Srinivasan, a professor of information studies at UCLA focusing on "the relationships between technology and politics", agreed with Epstein that "the larger issue" of how search engines can shape users' views is "extremely important", but questioned how many undecided voters are using Google to them help decide who to vote for.[21]
The Los Angeles Times reported in March 2019 that Epstein's criticism of Google had been "warmly embraced" by some conservatives, a phenomenon that Epstein said "is driving me crazy".[21]
In July 2019, Epstein presented his research to the Senate Judiciary Committee, claiming that Google could manipulate "upwards of 15 million votes" in 2020 and recommending that Google's search index be made public.[22][23]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Epstein
dalton99a
(81,486 posts)malaise
(268,997 posts)He's still pissed that Hillary won 3 million more votes.
demmiblue
(36,851 posts)A profile of him by the LAT, with some major red flags about his conclusions. The "manipulation" in question is that Google search is serving people stories from reputable news outlets rather than Breitbart. https://latimes.com/politics/la-na
Link to tweet
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)LeftinOH
(5,354 posts)Do people vote for President via Google? So confused.....
struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)maxsolomon
(33,345 posts)So are his voters.
Just keep catapulting propaganda at them: everyone else is corrupt, only I have your back, "leftists" are terrorists, Liberals hate Jews, etc.
Repetition and constant messaging.
struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)of Fox Studios?
HAB911
(8,891 posts)DUH