90% of internet searches use Google, and 95% of searchers drop out after the second page. I began blogging in 2003 and remember when my blog entries came up within the first or second page. In the code, bloggers/web page designers put in tags that describe the most typical topics and your search picks up on that. With Google’s manipulation of search results that could never happen today. I’m a big believer in capitalism, and the founders of Google, one of which is a Russian immigrant, have done a good job for the investors in their company. That said, when successful companies get too cozy with the government, it’s called crony capitalism. That’s how legislators get rich and CEOs beat back the competition by getting what looks like stiff controls, but only they are wealthy enough to meet the standards. Any search that involves any information about the government or President Trump will bring up pages of New York Times, Washington Post (owned by another tech giant, Jeff Bezos, the wealthiest man in the country), Daily Beast, Huffington Post, and other far left media sources. This results in an informed public that has read/heard only part of the story. The conservatives then flee to other sources and also risk knowing only part of the information. When I log in, I automatically get Google News, which always leans left. Sometimes I do click on a story, especially if it’s none political, but then may just encourage the bias by taking the bait.
https://pjmedia.com/trending/google-search-results-show-pervasive-anti-trump-anti-conservative-bias/
If you search anything about Trump on Google you’ll probably get referred to CNN, which falls far behind Fox in popularity and viewership. And if you are in an airport, exercise facility, or doctor’s office, good luck seeing anything other than CNN.
As expected, NYT denies any bias with Google, and instead accuses Google of different biases. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/30/technology/bias-google-trump.html
https://www.mrc.org/sites/default/files/uploads/documents/2014/MBB2014.pdf
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With encouragement from others, I've switched to DuckDuckGo. We'll see how it performs.
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