Google influenced 2018 midterms, shifted millions of votes to Dems – new research

submitted by Vigte from youtube.com

sorted by:
top
newinsightfulfun
you are viewing a single comment's thread.

view the rest of the comments →

[–]Vigte[S] 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

It's RT, so keep your bullshit-shields up. The author of the study is the guest, at least.

To be clear, it is only studies regarding 3 districts all in California and 3 search engines, however I think its pretty obvious that he's got some good points that likely apply to larger scales.

[–]sawboss 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Sure, be skeptical, but it's pretty sad that RT is now more reliable than "mainstream news".

[–]Vigte[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I really only included that because their pieces are either REALLY good or REALLY bad and for anyone who may see RT and think "Uuuuuh russian trump bot!"

Everyone should have their BS shields up at all times for everyone/everything!

[–]effit 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The fact that YouTube adds a warning at the bottom that says:

"RT is funded in whole or in part by the Russian government.", sourcing unreliable Wikipedia no less.

and

"BBC is a British public broadcasting service"

for BBC videos, which are LITERALLY FUNDED IN WHOLE BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT, shows everyone which bias we should be more wary of.

[–]Vigte[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Exactly, it's not difficult to use discernment to protect yourself from whatever bias might be present... I don't know why people get so upset.