Barack Obama conspiracy theories, brought to you by Google Home

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com>
> Date: March 7, 2017 at 1:34:08 PM EST
> To: nnsquad () nnsquad org
> Subject: [ NNSquad ] Barack Obama conspiracy theories, brought to you by Google Home
>
>
> Barack Obama conspiracy theories, brought to you by Google Home
>
> https://www.recode.net/2017/3/5/14820942/barack-obama-conspiracy-theories-google-home-fake-news
>
>      During the initial dustup over "fake news," Google and its
>    parent company Alphabet got less flack for spreading hoaxes
>    than social media platforms like Facebook and Reddit.  This
>    week, the search giant is taking its lumps.  First:  BuzzFeed
>    explained how Alphabet-owned YouTube became the "engine" of
>    false conspiracy theories like Pizzagate. Strike one.  Second:
>    SearchEngineLand editor Danny Sullivan noticed that Google was
>    passing off right-wing paranoia as the promoted answer to
>    questions like, "Is Obama planning a coup?"  and, "Is Obama
>    planning martial law?" Strike two.
>
> - - -
>
> I love Google Home. But the problems associated with Google Search
> featured answers and snippets are serious, as I've discussed numerous
> times previously.
>
> --Lauren--



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