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Google's new search protocol is restricting access to 13 leading socialist, progressive and anti-war web sites
Damon, Andre; North, David
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/08/02/pers-a02.htmlDate Written: 2017-08-02 Publisher: World Socialist Web Site Year Published: 2017 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX21145 New data suggests that the implementation of changes in Google's search evaluation protocols resulted in a massive loss of readership of socialist, anti-war and progressive web sites. Abstract: -- Excerpt: The drop followed the implementation of changes in Google's search evaluation protocols. In a statement issued on April 25, Ben Gomes, the company's vice president for engineering, stated that Google's update of its search engine would block access to "offensive" sites, while working to surface more "authoritative content." Subject Headings |