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0 pointsemodendroket8y ago0 comments

I suppose that's possible, but I expect that, like Google's attempts to address the same issue[0], the biggest loser in this change is going to be independent news sources.

[0] https://medium.com/@evanpopp/google-changes-its-algorithm-to...

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ucaetano8y ago

From the article, it weren't independent sources which were punished, but far-left and far-right sources.

> However, in addition to AlterNet and other left-wing news sites, Rosenfeld said right-wing, alternative media outlets have also seen a reduction in viewership due to the change in Google’s algorithm.

emodendroketOP8y ago

So? Independent news sources almost always have a non-mainstream political bent; that's why the writers aren't just writing in the New York Times. I don't think most people understand "weeding out fake news" to mean "only allowing a narrow spectrum of respectable opinion." And these sources do real reporting and break real news.

ucaetano8y ago

So that, unlike what OP mentioned, independent sources aren't being "punished", heavily biased sources are.

Which is fine, IMHO.

Notice that Mother Jones (independent, leftist) and Fox News (non-independent, large) have not been "punished".

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0 pointsemodendroket8y ago0 comments

I suppose that's possible, but I expect that, like Google's attempts to address the same issue[0], the biggest loser in this change is going to be independent news sources.

[0] https://medium.com/@evanpopp/google-changes-its-algorithm-to...

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ucaetano8y ago

From the article, it weren't independent sources which were punished, but far-left and far-right sources.

emodendroketOP8y ago

ucaetano8y ago

So that, unlike what OP mentioned, independent sources aren't being "punished", heavily biased sources are.

Which is fine, IMHO.

Notice that Mother Jones (independent, leftist) and Fox News (non-independent, large) have not been "punished".

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