Google’s ‘Project Owl’ — a three-pronged attack on fake news & problematic content
. . . . Project Owl is Google’s internal name for its endeavor to fight back on problematic searches. The owl name was picked for no specific reason, Google said. However, the idea of an owl as a symbol for wisdom is appropriate. Google’s effort seeks to bring some wisdom back into areas where it is sorely needed.
“Problematic searches” is a term I’ve been giving to a situations where Google is coping with the consequences of the “post-truth” world. People are increasingly producing content that reaffirms a particular world view or opinion regardless of actual facts. In addition, people are searching in enough volume for rumors, urban myths, slurs or derogatory topics that they’re influencing the search suggestions that Google offers in offensive and possibly dangerous ways. . . .
Saving everyone from statues and flags is not enough.
We must save them from "problematic searches".
Are the George Orwell alarms are screaming for sane people to head to their bunkers yet?
Safe Spacing the internet, for a righteous cause, of course.
Burn the heretics.
TheReal_ND wrote:Google has been fucking up my wrong think searches for like a year now. Even when I'm signed out. Don't even bother searching Trump.
We've documented this pretty heavily here.
GrumpyCatFace wrote:Dumb slut partied too hard and woke up in a weird house. Ran out the door, weeping for her failed life choices, concerned townsfolk notes her appearance and alerted the fuzz.
I wonder what the future holds for all of this. Will people always chafe under the blanket of thought control, even supposing that it is truth? Would that be a good thing?
Google’s ‘Project Owl’ — a three-pronged attack on fake news & problematic content
. . . . Project Owl is Google’s internal name for its endeavor to fight back on problematic searches. The owl name was picked for no specific reason, Google said. However, the idea of an owl as a symbol for wisdom is appropriate. Google’s effort seeks to bring some wisdom back into areas where it is sorely needed.
“Problematic searches” is a term I’ve been giving to a situations where Google is coping with the consequences of the “post-truth” world. People are increasingly producing content that reaffirms a particular world view or opinion regardless of actual facts. In addition, people are searching in enough volume for rumors, urban myths, slurs or derogatory topics that they’re influencing the search suggestions that Google offers in offensive and possibly dangerous ways. . . .
Saving everyone from statues and flags is not enough.
We must save them from "problematic searches".
Are the George Orwell alarms are screaming for sane people to head to their bunkers yet?
Safe Spacing the internet, for a righteous cause, of course.
Burn the heretics.
You need to protect the special snowflakes from getting hurt and melting into a puddle of panic, don't you know?
California wrote:Honestly I don't think I can trust anything anymore
GrumpyCatFace wrote:Dumb slut partied too hard and woke up in a weird house. Ran out the door, weeping for her failed life choices, concerned townsfolk notes her appearance and alerted the fuzz.
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