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wolfie001

(3,065 posts)
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 07:28 AM Aug 28

So, I just went to my browser to look up a Canton, Ohio police brutality incident on Reddit Public Freakout AND:

I decided to make a post about this is something that seems to happen more frequently in Red states. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't Camden, NJ. So, going by the News reporter's pronunciation of the victim's name, I searched for the incident on Google. Low and behold, nothing:

Next, of course I switch over to Duck/Duck/Go and BINGO!!! There it is! Same misspelling and All of the hits are spot on! Accident? I think not. Google is officially shit. Corporate whores. pigs.

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So, I just went to my browser to look up a Canton, Ohio police brutality incident on Reddit Public Freakout AND: (Original Post) wolfie001 Aug 28 OP
K&R Think. Again. Aug 28 #1
Its Jaemiier McElroy not jermere. Nfm oldmanlynn Aug 28 #10
Yes. Originally, I just went by the pronunciation by the lady broadcaster wolfie001 Aug 28 #11
K&R 2naSalit Aug 28 #2
Love the Duck.....have had it for years..... a kennedy Aug 28 #5
I'm reading this with The Duck ArkansasDemocrat1 Aug 28 #7
The young man's first name is spelled Jaemiir blogslug Aug 28 #3
Came here to say the same thing. LauraInLA Aug 28 #4
Yet Duck Duck Go came up with the correct answer wolfie001 Aug 28 #12
Check the spelling IronLionZion Aug 28 #6
I like Google's platform. LuvLoogie Aug 28 #8
the old saying... DoBW Aug 28 #9
Duck Duck Go is the bees knees, people. pecosbob Aug 28 #13

wolfie001

(3,065 posts)
11. Yes. Originally, I just went by the pronunciation by the lady broadcaster
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 01:23 PM
Aug 28

That's all I could go by. It's the difference in search results that's the glaring issue

2naSalit

(90,749 posts)
2. K&R
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 07:57 AM
Aug 28

Switched to Duck Duck Go last year, not going back. I need to find a new email since gmail has locked me out of my email for the last couple months. Glad I don't need it that much anymore.

goooogel can go pound sand.

blogslug

(38,459 posts)
3. The young man's first name is spelled Jaemiir
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 07:59 AM
Aug 28

Google search is not great but I found relative results with the correct spelling.

wolfie001

(3,065 posts)
12. Yet Duck Duck Go came up with the correct answer
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 01:27 PM
Aug 28

Based on city, description of event, close enough spelling. Google didn't want to make this an easy discovery. It's prolly in their AI. I'm sure their HQ isn't far from that nasty F__k P. Thiel. RW ideology has seemed into Silicon Valley. That's my takeaway. Cheers

IronLionZion

(46,656 posts)
6. Check the spelling
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 09:47 AM
Aug 28

when I searched, Google autocorrected to Jamie which is incorrect. Using the correct spelling yields similar results as Duck Duck Go.

LuvLoogie

(7,412 posts)
8. I like Google's platform.
Wed Aug 28, 2024, 10:05 AM
Aug 28

The Google Workplace system is really robust and elegant, though it can be complicated to configure and manage. It's tools for education and live collaboration are really good, too. Managing a large deployment of Chromebooks at a school is done through the admin console. It works well with other classroom management systems like GoGuardian and Hapara.

There is definitely evidence that social media platforms will filter and bias content via algorithm and keywords, but search engines are kind of a big net thing. I think suppression of news starts at the source, not necessarily at the aggregator of info.

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