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Democratic Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren pointed this out at the congressional hearing to the CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai. The purpose of the hearing was to determine whether Google displays bias among the website searches. Take a guess.
Pichai explained to Congress (a body of individuals whose combined knowledge of computers adds up to that of a twelve-year-old child) why searching for 'idiot' turns up pictures of Trump.
“If you Google the word ‘idiot’ under images, a picture of Donald Trump comes up. I just did that. How would that happen?” Lofgren asked.
Pichai answered by explaining that Google’s searches are based on multiple factors that determine the end result. [See video below for the exchange.]
“We take the keyword and match it against their pages and rank them based on over 200 signals -- things like relevance, freshness, popularity, how other people are using it,” he testified. “Based on that, at any given time, we try to rank and find the best search results for that query.”
Trump’s face also appears on Google image searches for “stupid” and “racist.”
Okay, that seems to make sense, although it's very disrespectful to the office of the president and can probably be controlled in a civil way if Google really tried harder.
I googled the word 'idiot' early in the morning and some interesting results came up:
Number two's wording speaks about trends and couples the word 'idiot' with Trump's photo taking away any doubts that the president and the word go together.
Three is just disgusting.
After thirty minutes CNN was the top site to respond about Trump's woes when you google the word 'idiot.' What the president's problems are, and what the word 'idiot' have in common is unclear, but CNN will use any opportunity to attack him and his administration.
Think of the Honduran father whose 7-year-old child died of malnutrion and dehydration after the dangerous journey to illegally cross the Mexican-U.S. border. The media is blaming Trump, when it's obvious the father should be put behind bars for not feeding or giving water to his child. But blame the U.S. Border Patrol and by extension, Trump.
Looking at 5 and 6, all you see is negative press about Trump and the administration, both having nothing to do with the word 'idiot.' But Google says that relevance is one of the main criteria for how results are displayed, and there is no obvious relevance in these articles. It's just a way to attack Trump.
The mainstream media are the real idiots and Google is their partner.
You may not like everything President Trump says or does, but it's appalling the way he is treated by those with the power to communicate and influence.
Also, it's damn scary because it works.
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Pichai explained to Congress (a body of individuals whose combined knowledge of computers adds up to that of a twelve-year-old child) why searching for 'idiot' turns up pictures of Trump.
“If you Google the word ‘idiot’ under images, a picture of Donald Trump comes up. I just did that. How would that happen?” Lofgren asked.
Pichai answered by explaining that Google’s searches are based on multiple factors that determine the end result. [See video below for the exchange.]
“We take the keyword and match it against their pages and rank them based on over 200 signals -- things like relevance, freshness, popularity, how other people are using it,” he testified. “Based on that, at any given time, we try to rank and find the best search results for that query.”
Trump’s face also appears on Google image searches for “stupid” and “racist.”
Okay, that seems to make sense, although it's very disrespectful to the office of the president and can probably be controlled in a civil way if Google really tried harder.
I googled the word 'idiot' early in the morning and some interesting results came up:
1. "Google Image Search makes Trump the World's Top Idiot, but is it fair?"--South China Morning Post
2. "Google Hearing Sees 'Idiot' Trending"--BBC.com [There is a photo of Trump and he wasn't even at the hearing.]
3. "This is why you get Trump's image when you Google 'idiot'"--Nairobi NewsThen about thirty minutes later I googled the word again--here's what came up:
4. "His worst nightmares: Trump's life under a legal microscope"--CNN
5. "Reasons to Worry? Trump Endures Turbulent Week"--The Guardian
6. "Trump's Interior Chief to Step Down as Pressure Mounts from Ethics Inquiries"--BloombergI now ask, how is this not bias results? The wording of the headline's first article is clearly anti-Trump and it literally calls him an idiot.
Number two's wording speaks about trends and couples the word 'idiot' with Trump's photo taking away any doubts that the president and the word go together.
Three is just disgusting.
After thirty minutes CNN was the top site to respond about Trump's woes when you google the word 'idiot.' What the president's problems are, and what the word 'idiot' have in common is unclear, but CNN will use any opportunity to attack him and his administration.
Think of the Honduran father whose 7-year-old child died of malnutrion and dehydration after the dangerous journey to illegally cross the Mexican-U.S. border. The media is blaming Trump, when it's obvious the father should be put behind bars for not feeding or giving water to his child. But blame the U.S. Border Patrol and by extension, Trump.
Looking at 5 and 6, all you see is negative press about Trump and the administration, both having nothing to do with the word 'idiot.' But Google says that relevance is one of the main criteria for how results are displayed, and there is no obvious relevance in these articles. It's just a way to attack Trump.
The mainstream media are the real idiots and Google is their partner.
You may not like everything President Trump says or does, but it's appalling the way he is treated by those with the power to communicate and influence.
Also, it's damn scary because it works.
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