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Will human editors from Google editorialize search results?

Michel Bauwens

17th December 2008

Google is moving into new territory: not only making arbitrary, editorial choices – really no different to Fox News, say, or any other media organization. It’s now in the business of validating and manufacturing consent: not only reporting what people say, but how you should think.

Can the above possibly be true?

According to Andrew Orlowski:

Google this week admitted that its staff will pick and choose what appears in its search results. It’s a historic statement – and nobody has yet grasped its significance.

I would be very interested in more detailed discussions about this …

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