1/ @SourceFed claims "Google has been actively altering search recommendations in favor of Hillary Clinton's campaign." That's simply false.
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2/ Their two anecdotes: [hillary clinton in] didn't suggest [hillary clinton indictment] & [hillary clinton cri] didn't suggest crimes.
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3/ It turns out that lots of people searching for negative things about HRC search for [hillary X], not [hillary clinton X]
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4/ Here's some live screenshot examples, including [hillary in] returning [hillary indictment] as first suggestion.pic.twitter.com/VEn3A4ef5y
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5/ And here's some more examples of Autocomplete returning negative suggestions for HRC, including "criminal email"pic.twitter.com/5oczWWvmmU
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6/ See http://www.vox.com/2016/6/10/11903028/hillary-clinton-google-debunked … for a smart write-up about how/why Google Autocomplete appears to avoid "crimes" for all, not just HRC.
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7/ Also see https://medium.com/@rhea/hillary-clintons-search-results-manipulated-by-sourcefed-not-google-3dd9a5c68ca1#.jdev0eucq … for another good take.
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8/ P.S.
@mattlieberman I asked Google's search PR. They couldn't find a record of you reaching out to Google before publishing your video?7 replies 28 retweets 94 likes -
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you realize this exposure is giving them exactly what they want right? never heard of
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I got an email from someone I trust asking about the situation. That seemed like enough traction to merit some work on my part.
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I understand, but you're helping incentivize future false, controversial stories like this with the free exposure.
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it's tough deciding when to respond. My hope is that legit sources remember to be careful and check on claims.
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