If the right had agitators the way the left does, you could imagine them meeting with Google and brokering a deal to _implement_ these kind of algorithms. Google content generators are overwhelmingly on the left, the algorithms correct the bias: voila, problem solved!
So what exactly is the problem? Isn't "hiding political bias" exactly what conservatives want? For example, it is naïve to expect that America's college professors will become middle-of-the-road or conservative overnight, but wouldn't it be nice if they hid their personal political views from the students? Or take the New York Times. Its writers are overwhelmingly liberal and nothing is going to change that. But if they were to write in such a way that you couldn't _tell_ they were liberal, wouldn't that fulfill their obligation to be responsible journalists?
So you are defending the actions because those you dislike would also do it? Thats pretty far in the gutter, and shortsighted to boot. Put politics aside and ask if you want your source of information bending it to their will when the tides turn.
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[ 13.0 ms ] story [ 770 ms ] threadSo what exactly is the problem? Isn't "hiding political bias" exactly what conservatives want? For example, it is naïve to expect that America's college professors will become middle-of-the-road or conservative overnight, but wouldn't it be nice if they hid their personal political views from the students? Or take the New York Times. Its writers are overwhelmingly liberal and nothing is going to change that. But if they were to write in such a way that you couldn't _tell_ they were liberal, wouldn't that fulfill their obligation to be responsible journalists?