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| Google Labels Republican State Senator As A Bigot |
| 2018-06-02 |
| I believe Google's doing this because of the odds against a Republican politician suing their assess off. At this point, I want to see lawsuits flying. Fight the power! [Vice] - Trudy Wade is a Republican state senator from North Carolina and an enthusiastic supporter of President Trump. But if you search "Trudy Wade" on Google, the search giant displays an old photo in the "knowledge panel" of its search results with "BIGOT" superimposed in big red letters. It's just the latest example of Google not vetting the information that gets pulled into its "knowledge panels," which are meant to give users quick information without them having to click through search results (often on other, non-Google websites). Wade declined to comment to VICE News, but a legislative aide reacted angrily to the search results, adding that "the picture isn’t even current." |
| Posted by:Raj |
| #2 It's just the latest example of Google not vetting the information that gets pulled into its "knowledge panels," What makes the writer think Google didn't vet this information? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2018-06-02 12:19 |
| #1 You can bet if someone linked "feckless c**t" to Ivanka there'd be no firings. Oh...wait |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-06-02 10:09 |