It may be ironic
that a talk about the way the internet censors your content, on the internet,
but the TED talk about online filters was able to convey an intriguing point
about how search engines seemingly censor your search results based on rankings
of sites with the most hits. This takes away from what you’re really interested
in, whether or not the search results are relevant to you and help you resolve
your inquiry, and learn more.
The
Wired magazine article provided an interesting contrast, arguing that this sort
of alteration to your search results exposes you to the newest and freshest
pages that you could want. I find this take fairly ignorant, and disagree with
it immensely. These sort of changes to search results restrict the information
we could be learning on a diverse list of subjects, and unfairly polices the
information that we receive online. It is unfortunate that certain resources are
pushed to the top of the list, while more educational content may remain at the
bottom.
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