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This is fairly long, but well worth a careful read. I received it in an email from Mauldin Economics, which runs both free and paid services.

The gist of the article is a summary of what appears to be careful sociological research on the effects that a search engine provider can have on preferences by deliberately biasing the search results in favor of one or another side of an issue--think elections. According to the author, the effect is unusually large, and as far as he can tell, legal.

The author lists several of his own experiments, as well as several conducted by Facebook, on the strength of the effect in manipulating users. He claims it is virtually undetectable.

And, for conspiracy theorists, the author notes that Eric Schmidt, ex-CEO of Google, has formed a shadowy company to promote Hillary Clinton's election.

I didn't bother to check if I could excerpt the whole thing, as I think the author deserves web hits for this piece of work.

1 posted on 02/26/2016 12:23:30 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Startpage.com

Dogpile.

Clear all your cookies.


2 posted on 02/26/2016 12:24:18 PM PST by Chickensoup (Leftism is the biggest killer of citizens in the world.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

I was just talking to a guy that had been in Haiti. He said not any electricity or water or plumbing in a lot of places - but everyone gets a free cell phone and their is coverage everywhere. For controlling what the population sees and is told.


3 posted on 02/26/2016 12:26:21 PM PST by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts It is happening again.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine
It goes way past just limiting what you are aware of.

Lookit the global islameOluvfest. This is an ancient principality at work.

Why was Henry Fords Cannabis Car scrubbed? Because it didn't enrich satans lil playthings in the ME. Why did Nixon, and Ronnie fail to end our dependence on ME oil? Same reason.

Death and hatred to mankind, poisoning their brainwashed minds.

4 posted on 02/26/2016 12:39:51 PM PST by rawcatslyentist (Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed,)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

bookmark


7 posted on 02/26/2016 3:15:13 PM PST by GOP Poet
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Very dangerous as Google gets about 95% of searches.


9 posted on 02/26/2016 4:41:21 PM PST by daniel1212 ( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned and destitute sinner+ trust Him to save you, then follow Him!)
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