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title: "Google's search results are often unhelpful or biased, at least with…"
date: 2020-07-01
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships updated his status.
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# Google's search results are often unhelpful or biased, at least with…

*July 1, 2020 · Facebook*

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Google\'s search results are often unhelpful or biased, at least with respect to controversial topics.\
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For example, compare the results of \"elon musk red pill\" on Google versus DuckDuckGo (which uses Bing+their own search engine, but not Google). Searches on drug topics will often return drug rehab websites, not erowid.\
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Note, I\'m not saying that Google is necessarily deliberately biasing the results for ideological reasons. (Though I think they sometimes do.) Their bias probably often reflects a bias that exists in the real world. For example, most mainstream news sites are left leaning (NYT, WaPo, Guardian, etc).\
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So, if you\'re getting frustrated trying to find a link that you know exists, be sure to try DuckDuckGo as well. You might be surprised at the results.
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