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by throw149102 1406 days ago
First of all, I have to say I hate how the author not only mentions their book, but puts a huge ad cutting into the text telling us we can buy it at "Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Target". This makes it clear to me (regardless if the author has a point!) that the author is financially benefitting off of selling me fear.

Secondly, I hate how liberal thinkpiece authors can never lay the blame at the hands of the people using tech. If you google something as contentious as "Washington Times Antifa Evidence", and you don't even have the integrity to scroll down the page to see if there's any disagreement, then there is nothing Google can do to protect you from the conmen of the world.

Any attempt to "fact-check" will result in an extreme backlash, as conservative laypeople will rightly notice the liberal-slant, and conservative lawmakers will use that as an excuse to punish Google. It will likely be ineffective in changing people's minds, and it may result in serious costs to Google as a company.